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Thermobaric weapons, sometimes called 'vacuum' weapons have been condemned by human rights groups and, as the Times reported in 2008 , "the weapons are so controversial that MoD weapons and legal experts spent 18 months debating whether British troops could use them without breaking international law."H uman rights groups can condenm them all they want but........
Pursuant to Article 8(2)(b)(xx) of the 1998 ICC Statute, the following constitutes a war crime in international armed conflicts: Employing weapons, projectiles and material and methods of warfare which are of a nature to cause superfluous injury or unnecessary suffering [empahsis added]… provided that such weapons, projectiles and material and methods of warfare are the subject of a comprehensive prohibition and are included in an annex to this Statute.the international community has yet to officially name them as cruel weapons against the spirit of just about every single law of war that exists.
The use of flame weapons, such as Fougasse, the M202A1 Flash, white phosphorous, thermobaric, and other incendiary agents, against military targets is not a violation of current international law . They should not, however, be employed to just cause unnecessary suffering to individuals.See not a violation and its up to the deployer of such weapons to decide whether it causes unnecessary suffering
TOS-1 (Russian: тяжёлая огнемётная система (ТОС-1), Heavy Flamethrower System) is a Soviet 220mm 30-barrel (original system, Ob.634 or TOS-1M) or 24-barrel (Ob.634B or TOS-1A) multiple rocket launcher and thermobaric weapon mounted on a T-72 tank chassis. TOS-1 was designed for defeating enemy personnel in fortifications, in open country, and in lightly armoured vehicles and transport. First combat tests took place in 1988–1989 in the Panjshir Valley during the Soviet war in Afghanistan. The TOS-1 was shown for the first time in public in 1999 in Omsk.The TOS-1 Buratino heavy flamethrower system
A video showing the arrival of what looks like a Russian TOS-1A Solntsepyok (Scorching Sun) flame-throwing system in Syria's Idlib province has been published by the Telegram channel 338 which deals with military-related issuesCharming!....... it will be VERY HOT in Idlib soon
"It will be very hot in Idlib soon ) New Year's magic ) Things are coming to another entrapment," the caption under the video reads.
Comment: When under controversy, change the definition and reframe the debate. A banned product doesn't produce profits.No SOTT its not BANNED check your facts first as i said the other day;
Get your shit straight firstBut above all - never let an opportunity slip to point the finger at others when you know full well SAA and Russia are using said weapons!
BUT, as re: " A banned product doesn't produce profits.", that depends upon who is living with and who is violating such bans, whether they be about weapons, drugs,or anything that humans might pay value for. <];-D.
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