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Stop using incendiary weapons that can injure and kill civilians (e.g., white phosphorus, Mark 77 fire bombs)

Created by K.T. on November 13, 2012

The UN Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons prohibits using incendiary weapons against civilians or in civilian-populated areas. However, its definition of what is and isn't an incendiary weapon appears to be insufficient; the protocol needs to be revised.

The U.S. military has used white phosphorus and the Mark 77 fire bomb in recent years, causing civilians harm. For more information, see Steve Goose of Human Rights Watch here: http://www.salon.com/2012/06/08/white_phosphorous_the_new_napalm and here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUP6RwTtGqc

Withdrawing from conflict is not enough. The U.S. should also encourage peace and use less brutal tactics. One way of doing this is for our military to stop using weapons that can cruely burn people to death.

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