Is there not a fitness test in the Russian army? I guess they are desperate for numbers at this point
You talking about guy in the right?
The problem with the concept of “war crimes” is it implies honorable warfare exists.
Why don’t the Russians asphyxiate people the ethical way: with white phosphorus? Are they stupid?
White phosphorus doesn’t result in asphyxiation. It does burn, which is the reason it’s mostly used in flares. But, when used as an incendiary, it’s quite bad.
white phosphorus can cause asphyxiation in enclosed places like bunkers and tunnels in two different ways. By consuming all the oxygen, or by inhalation of the smoke it gives off.
The smoke given off by WF is mostly Phosphorus pentoxide. It causes severe irritation and burns to eyes and the respiratory tract.
Using WF off-label as a tear gas dates back to 1916.
Even Hitler and Stalin didn’t use chemical warfare because they knew the repercussions. But Putin is just too far gone at this point to see any reason.
