1921, la Uss Alabama colpita dal fosforo, non brucia. Le bombe al fosforo sono armi chimiche.
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Molti ancora giocano sull'equivoco, e definiscono questi ordigni come "incendiari", ma la verità è che si tratta di armi chimiche.
La bomba al fosforo non incendia case, fortificazioni o mezzi militari; la bomba al fosforo brucia l'ossigeno nell'area coinvolta dall'esplosione, in un diametro di circa 150 metri, e i suoi vapori dispersi vengono inalati dalle persone colpite, provocandone la morte per avvelenamento.
Per questo motivo molti dei cadaveri mostrati dal servizio di RaiNews sono come "congelati" in pose quotidiane.
L'effetto "bruciatura" interviene successivamente sui cadaveri, o sulla pelle di chi è riuscito a non inalarne i vapori.
L'inalazione dei vapori di fosforo, oltre a corrodere le mucose e gli organi interni, avvelena la vittima reagendo con l'ossigeno. Per chi sopravvive all'esposizione sono pressochè certi danni permanenti quali l'anemia e la necrosi ossea, in particolare della mascella.
Gli effetti sui corpi sono quindi secondari, l'azione di questo tipo di bombe è propriamente quella di un'arma chimica, e infatti corrisponde perfettamente a quanto indicato dalla OPCW (Organizzazione Onu che si occupa della messa la bando delle armi chimiche):"Qualsiasi sostanza chimica che attraverso la sua azione chimica sui processi vitali causi la morte, incapacità permanente, o danni permanenti a uomini ed animali".
Questo tipo di bombe è stato usato in Iraq, per diretta ammissione di diversi ufficiali americani, e non certamente a scopo di "illuminazione". La scheda della bomba MK-77 non parla per niente di un uso come "illuminante", ma la definisce "bomba incendiaria" ( forse perchè "chimica" non si può dire); ma di sicuro non è un ordigno da segnalazione e/o illuminazione.
Questo rende illegale il comportamento degli Stati Uniti, che hanno firmato la Convenzione contro le Armi Chimiche (CWC)
Il fatto che gli Usa non abbiano firmato la Convenzione contro l'uso delle armi incendiarie:
http://www.defenselink.mil/acq/acic/treaties/ccwapl/artbyart_pro3.htm
Non esclude per nulla che questo tipo di ordigno sia da considerare un'arma chimica, qui potete vederne effetti ed applicazioni:
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/munitions/wp.htm
armi chimiche:
http://www.opcw.org/html/db/cwc/eng/cwc_article_IV.html
9. Any chemical weapons discovered by a State Party after the initial declaration of chemical weapons shall be reported, secured and destroyed in accordance with Part IV (A) of the Verification Annex.
Convenzione CWC:
http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/foreign_policy/cwc/cwc-en.asp
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~hsp/cwcsig.html#chrono
Dovrebbero essere semplicemente distrutte (punto 16):
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~hsp/cwc/cwc.html#4
Il loro bando:
http://www.opcw.org/factsandfigures/
lista sostanze proibite, fosforo e fosfati fanno la parte del leone:
http://www.opcw.org/
http://www.idds.org/issOtherWMDChemical.html
Questo sito è linkato dal nostro Ministero degli Esteri:
http://www.esteri.gov.it/eng/4_28_216.asp
Il rifiuto americano al protocollo sui controlli:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/bush/story/0,7369,494257,00.html
Nonostante l'opinione contraria di generali come Schwarzkopf:
http://www.clw.org/archive/coalition/poison/schwarz.htm
E di una larghissima parte degli americani:
http://www.clw.org/archive/coalition/poison/cwpoll.htm
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The first part of the definition states that all toxic chemicals and their precursors, except when used for
purposes permitted by the CWC in specified quantities,
are chemical weapons. Toxic chemicals are defined as
“any chemical which through its chemical action
on life processes can cause death, temporary incapacitation
or permanent harm to humans or animals.” Precursors
are chemicals involved in production stages for toxic
The second part of the Convention’s definition of a chemical weapon includes any munitions or devices specifically designed to inflict harm or cause death through the release of toxic chemicals.
Among these could be mortars, artillery shells, missiles,
bombs, mines or spray tanks. In order to be defined as a
chemical weapon, however, the items in question would
have had to have been designed and built with the intent
to release any of the toxic chemicals in the first part of
the definition.
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Rock Island Arsenal, dove le producono
Cosa dicono di questi proiettili:
At ordinary temperatures, white phosphorus (WP) is a solid which can be handled safely under water. When dry, it burns fiercely in air, producing a dense white smoke. Fragments of melted particles of the burning substance may become embedded in the skin of persons close to a bursting projectile, producing burns which are multiple, deep and variable in size. The fragments continue to burn unless oxygen is excluded by flooding or smothering.
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/munitions/incendiary.htm
La lista completa :
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/munitions/dumb.htm
la MK77
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/munitions/mk77.htm
Altre conferme:
"I can confirm that Mark-77 fire bombs were used in that general area," Colonel Mike Daily of the US Marine Corps said.
Per gli inglesi gli americani mentono, il ministro della difesa inglese chima le Mk-77 "Napalm Canisters":
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/4116262.stm
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/article327094.ece
Ma anche la Federazione degli Scienziati Americani
http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/dumb/mk77.htm
Da San Diego
http://www.truthout.org/docs_03/printer_080603B.shtml
Da Washington:
http://www.globalsecurity.org/org/news/2004/041207-napalm.htm
Il Colonnello James Alles
http://www.globalsecurity.org/org/news/2003/030810-napalm-iraq01.htm
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/08/08/1060145828249.html?oneclick=true
http://www.ccmep.org/2003_articles/Iraq/080503_officials_confirm_dropping_fireb.htm
http://www.murdoconline.net/archives/000393.html
http://www.iraqanalysis.org/briefings/232
http://www.answers.com/main/ntq-method-4-dsid-2222-dekey-Mark+77+bomb-gwp-8-curtab-2222_1?linktext=%
3Cb%20style%3D%22color%3A%20black%3B%20background-color%3A%20rgb(255%2C%20255%2C%20102)%3B%22%3EMark%2077%3C%2Fb%3E%20firebombs
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2004/11/21/32937/834
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/cambridge/2003/08/275434.html
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2005%5C11%5C09%5Cstory_9-11-2005_pg1_2
http://schema-root.org/military/weapons/bombs/mark_77/
http://www.iraqanalysis.org/
http://www.vectorsite.net/twbomb2.html
Forum americani sulle bombe:
http://bbs.stardestroyer.net/viewtopic.php?t=80139
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?t=61430&page=7
Oltre alla già nota pubblicazione dell'Us Army, Field Artillery:
http://italy.indymedia.org/news/2005/11/919177.php
Le smentite
http://usinfo.state.gov/media/Archive_Index/Illegal_Weapons_in_Fallujah.html
Inoltre:
condanne
http://www.vita.it/articolo/index.php3?NEWSID=61440
http://www.ecquologia.it/sito/pag189.map?action=single&field.joined.id=41107&field.joined.singleid=48766
fin dal 2003
http://www.hrw.org/press/2003/06/iraq061703.htm
http://www.hrw.org/reports/2003/iraqfalluja/
appello al mondo
http://www.alhuda.it/articoli/news.asp?id=226
ma non se l'è calcolato nessuno
solo in Iraq, a Baghdad hanno donato il sangue e quello che avevano
http://www.islamic-relief.com/submenu/About%20Us/visits/nande_article.asp?id=32
e qualche volontario
e non dimentichiamo
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3988433.stm
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Front_Page/FG16Aa02.html
http://blog.newstandardnews.net/iraqdispatches/archives/000162.html
http://www.tomdispatch.com/index.mhtml?pid=2124
http://www.un.org/Pubs/chronicle/2003/issue3/0303p18.asp
"We Regard Falluja As a Large Prison"
http://www.motherjones.com/news/update/2005/07/falluja.html
http://italy.indymedia.org/news/2004/04/536676.php
http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/11/08/iraq.main/
http://www.albasrah.net/images/falluja/
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines04/1111-03.htm
falluja, video "The day after"
http://www.diario.it/?page=wl05060100#italiano
Le raccapriccianti spiegazioni del vero americano:
http://unimondo.oneworld.net/article/view/122047/1/
questo video invece è -entertainment-
http://www.lookatentertainment.com/v/v-574.htm
Diceva l'ambasciatore Usa presso la Nato nel 1990:
http://www.nato.int/docu/review/1990/9004-06.htm
La Thatcher invece sosteneva la costruzione di fabbriche di armi chimiche in Iraq:
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2003/mar2003/chem-m13.shtml
Se questa non è un'arma chimica, cos'è?
White Phosphorus (WP) - Other Health Effects
Systemic toxicity may occur if therapy is not administered. Therapy consists of topical use of a bicarbonate solution to neutralize phosphoric acids and mechanical removal and debridement of particles. A Wood’s lamp in a darkened room may help to identify remaining luminescent particles. The early signs of systemic intoxication by phosphorus are abdominal pain, jaundice, and a garlic odor of the breath; prolonged intake may cause anemia, as well as cachexia and necrosis of bone, involving typically the maxilla and mandible (phossy jaw). Prolonged absorption of phosphorus causes necrosis of bones. It is a hepatotoxin.
The presenting complaints of overexposed workers may be toothache and excessive salivation. There may be a dull red appearance of the oral mucosa. One or more teeth may loosen, with subsequent pain and swelling of the jaw; healing may be delayed following dental procedures such as extractions; with necrosis of bone, a sequestrum may develop with sinus tract formation. In a series of 10 cases, the shortest period of exposure to phosphorus fume (concentrations not measured) that led to bone necrosis was 10 months (two cases), and the longest period of exposure was 18 years.
Signs and symptoms include irritation of the eyes and the respiratory tract; abdominal pain, nausea, and jaundice; anemia, cachexia, pain, and loosening of teeth, excessive salivation, and pain and swelling of the jaw; skin and eye burns. Phossy jaw must be differentiated from other forms of osteomyelitis. With phossy jaw, a sequestrum forms in the bone and is released from weeks to months later; the sequestra are light in weight, yellow to brown, osteoporotic, and decalcified, whereas sequestra from acute staphylococcal osteomyelitis are sharp, white spicules of bone, dense and well calcified. In acute staphylococcal osteomyelitis, the radiographic picture changes rapidly and closely follows the clinical course, but with phossy jaw the diagnosis sometimes is clinically obvious before radiological changes are discernible. It is good dental practice to take routine X-ray films of jaws, but experience indicates that necrosis can occur in the absence of any pathology that is visible on the roentgenogram.
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/munitions/wp.htm
