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2023-10-31 08:29:00 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 7D9FB606FFEEDA07C3CC79AB6D4CBB5C44B536D1DAD68ABF44135622162D3395
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NNN. The use of White Phosphorus itself is not banned, but there are restrictions prohibiting it's uses as an incendiary device. Both the Geneva Conventions and Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons prohibit it's use in populated areas or near civilian targets. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/yearbook-of-international-humanitarian-law/article/abs/use-of-white-phosphorus-and-the-law-of-war/C81B1BE7FA4176308E721DCBD72222F9 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/what-is-white-phosphorus-russia-ukraine/
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