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✅White Phosphorus:

⚜️Used in military operations, creating smoke screens and incendiary devices.
⚜️Environmental dangers associated with its use.
⚜️Concerns over causing severe burns and suffering.
⚜️Restrictions under the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW).Not covered by the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) when used as an incendiary weapon, not for chemical warfare. White phosphorus, although a chemical agent and toxic, is not covered by the CWC

➡️Incendiary Weapons:

🅾️Protocol III under CCW defines incendiary weapons.
🅾️White phosphorus munitions are primarily for illuminating and smokescreen effects.
🅾️Not effectively regulated by Protocol III.

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✅White Phosphorus:

⚜️Used in military operations, creating smoke screens and incendiary devices.
⚜️Environmental dangers associated with its use.
⚜️Concerns over causing severe burns and suffering.
⚜️Restrictions under the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW).Not covered by the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) when used as an incendiary weapon, not for chemical warfare. White phosphorus, although a chemical agent and toxic, is not covered by the CWC

➡️Incendiary Weapons:

🅾️Protocol III under CCW defines incendiary weapons.
🅾️White phosphorus munitions are primarily for illuminating and smokescreen effects.
🅾️Not effectively regulated by Protocol III.

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