TOKYO -- Japanese air conditioner giant Daikin Industries will stop manufacturing white phosphorus rounds for the Japan Self-Defense Forces, amid pressure from investors over humanitarian concerns ...

"White phosphorus is a weapon intended to provide a smokescreen for troop movements on the battlefield," said Cobb-Smith. "It is highly incendiary, air burst and its spread effect is such that it that ...

Until today, you find remnants – the size of a fist – that reignite when exposed to air.” This description, given by Abdullah al-Ghrayyeb, mayor of Dhayra, to Amnesty International, was used as ...

Senior Pentagon officials have recommended that the U.S. provide Ukraine with white phosphorus munitions for use on the battlefield, but the White House has rejected the idea several times ...

And when that happens, the 116 felt wedges impregnated with white phosphorus can spread over an area of 125 meters to 250 meters, depending on the height and angle of burst, and indiscriminately ...

White phosphorus is an incendiary chemical that ignites when in contact with air and can cause severe burns in people or structures it comes into contact with. Images and footage shared with ...

Lebanon has accused Israel of using controversial white phosphorus rounds, in attacks authorities say have harmed civilians and the environment. White phosphorus, a substance that ignites on ...

Concerns over its use in populated areas are amplified given the indiscriminate technique shown in videos of air ... of the burst, exposing more civilians and civilian structures to potential harm ...

Lebanon has accused Israel of using controversial white phosphorus rounds, in attacks authorities say have harmed civilians and the environment. White phosphorus, a substance that ignites on contact ...

Then, one day, a sample he and a colleague were looking at burst into flames ... says, “In the air, white phosphorus reacts rapidly with oxygen to produce relatively harmless chemicals within ...

White phosphorus is a toxic chemical that ignites when exposed to the air and is difficult to extinguish. It sticks to the flesh and can cause serious long-term injuries, which makes its use ...

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE - The United States is concerned about reports Israel used US-supplied white phosphorus munitions in an October attack in southern Lebanon, White House spokesperson John ...