• alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml
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    3 months ago

    It’s because of their indiscriminate nature.

    The US use of napalm on cities in Korea contributed to the nearly 20% of their population that was wiped out.

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      3 months ago

      Hasn’t the US also repeatedly allegedly accidentally hit targets with white phosphorus that was intended just as a marking flair?

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      3 months ago

      Not even mentioning the severe lasting impact it had on generations to come. There are still many who are battling birth defects due to the toxins that remained after the napalm attacks.

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        3 months ago

        Not that I’m doubting you, but do you have more info on the lasting toxicity of napalm? I hadn’t heard of this.

        I knew that the defoliant Agent Orange had dioxin contamination that led to all those horrible birth defects and cancers. Also, the contaminating nature of depleted uranium is obvious as a heavy metal but I think we still don’t grasp the magnitude of the problem. Iraq and Afghanistan will likely be seeing awful effects in future generations.