White phosphorus weapon - Smoke-screening agent - Article Index

Encyclopedia - White Phosphorus Weapon: Encyclopedia - White Phosphorus Weapon
White phosphorus is a common allotrope of the chemical element phosphorus which has found extensive military application as an incendiary...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - White Phosphorus Weapon: Encyclopedia Ii - White Phosphorus Weapon - History
WP is believed to have been first used by Fenian arsonists in the 19th century in the form of a solution of WP in carbon disulfide. When ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - White Phosphorus Weapon: Encyclopedia Ii - White Phosphorus Weapon - Arms Control Status
Use of white phosphorus against military targets (outside civilian areas) is not specifically banned by any treaty. However, there is a d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - White Phosphorus Weapon: Encyclopedia Ii - White Phosphorus Weapon - Arms Control Status
Use of white phosphorus against military targets (outside civilian areas) is not specifically banned by any treaty. However, there is a d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - White Phosphorus Weapon: Encyclopedia Ii - White Phosphorus Weapon - Effects On Humans
White phosphorus weapon - Effects of exposure to WP weapons. Incandescent particles of WP cast off by a WP weapon's initial explosion c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - White Phosphorus Weapon: Encyclopedia Ii - White Phosphorus Weapon - Applications
White phosphorus weapon - Smoke-screening agent. Weight-for-weight, phosphorus is the most effective smoke-screening agent known, for t...   » Read the article