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  2. Protocol on Incendiary Weapons - Wikipedia

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    The protocol prohibits, in all circumstances, making the civilian population as such, individual civilians or civilian objects, the object of attack by any weapon or munition which is primarily designed to set fire to objects or to cause burn injury to persons through the action of flame, heat or a combination thereof, produced by a chemical reaction of a substance delivered on the target.

  3. Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons - Wikipedia

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    Protocol III on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Incendiary Weapons prohibits, in all circumstances, making the civilian population as such, individual civilians or civilian objects, the object of attack by any weapon or munition which is primarily designed to set fire to objects or to cause burn injury to persons through the action ...

  4. Incendiary ammunition - Wikipedia

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    Similarly, incendiary ammunition was used against non-rigid observation balloons. [2] The British Royal Flying Corps forbade the use of incendiary ammunition for air-to-air combat with another airplane, as their use against personnel was at first considered to be a violation of the St. Petersburg Declaration. Pilots were permitted to deploy ...

  5. Dragon's Breath rounds: What to know about the shotgun ... - AOL

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    Incendiary rounds like Dragon's Breath shells are illegal in New Jersey, according to the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office and New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. Dragon's Breath ...

  6. White phosphorus munition - Wikipedia

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    White phosphorus is used in smoke, illumination, and incendiary munitions, and is commonly the burning element of tracer ammunition. [1] Other common names for white phosphorus munitions include WP and the slang terms Willie Pete and Willie Peter , which are derived from William Peter , the World War II phonetic alphabet rendering of the ...

  7. Safety guidelines for civilian use of flamethrowers, published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission in 2018. The United States became party to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons, an international treaty which partially restricts the military use of incendiary weapons, including flamethrowers, in 1983. [3]

  8. US ‘asking questions’ about Israeli use of white phosphorous ...

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    National Security Council spokesperson says Biden administration ‘concerned’ over reports that Israel may have misused the controversial weapons

  9. Dragon's breath (ammunition) - Wikipedia

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    A Dragon's breath round being fired at night. Dragon's breath is a special type of incendiary-effect round for shotguns. Dragon's breath consists primarily of magnesium pellets/shards. When the round is fired, sparks and flames can shoot out to about 100 feet (30 meters), although, some sources claim it extends to 300 feet (91 meters). [1]