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2023-10-11 00:39:40 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: E806C747415B77C6FC32FB21DB8DB2700A4BDF2EA957267FDBF953B6E497293A
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The international law doesn't prohibit the use of white phosphorus. While it is tightly regulated, it is not illegal. "Experts consider them not as incendiary, but as masking, since their main goal is to create a smoke screen" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_phosphorus_munitions#:~:text=Russo%2DUkrainian%20war-,Regulation%20and%20application,supposed%20to%20be%20tightly%20regulated.
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