Myanmar Military Uses Chemical Agents in Drone Attacks
(www.bnionline.net)
from RandAlThor@lemmy.ca to world@lemmy.world on 14 Dec 2024 15:47
https://lemmy.ca/post/34931996
from RandAlThor@lemmy.ca to world@lemmy.world on 14 Dec 2024 15:47
https://lemmy.ca/post/34931996
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/34931992
The KNDF stated that on December 7 and 8, troops from Battalion 422, based near Moebye, launched drone strikes with bombs containing S-PHOS (560) chemical agents in Moebye and its surroundings.
“A chemical agent was used in attacks. As a result, revolutionary fighters experienced symptoms such as dizziness and vomiting,” said Ta Eh Soe, a KNDF spokesperson.
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The concept of “war crimes” implies that honorable warfare exists.
I don’t disagree with the spirit of what you’re saying, but “war crimes” is a useful construct because there are clearly some forms of warfare that are worse than others (bombing civilian targets compared to bombing purely military targets, for example). By designating something so profane it should not ever happen, we create a powerful construct that aims to deter these acts. Though the extent to which that’s effective or not is beyond the scope of this comment
So this is essentially just fertilizer that they are using to produce mildly toxic fumes. It’s chemical warfare but not very deadly chemical warfare.
EDIT: I guess I must be wrong about that, see replies.
You’re wrong about it being fertilizer. The primary ingredient in S-PHOS 560 is aluminum phosphide, a fumigant.
Aluminum phosphide is a highly toxic, inorganic compound that’s used as a pesticide and fumigant. When exposed to air, it generates phosphine gas. (Not to be confused with phosgene, though.)
Phosphine is a highly toxic respiratory poison, and is immediately dangerous to life or health at 50 ppm.
Dunno where you’re pulling your info from but it’s wrong.