Uploaded March 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
There are few weapons that cause as much fear as white phosphorus. To understand that the flames produced cannot be properly extinguished, to know that contact with white phosphorus will burn down to a person’s bone and to realise it is still used by militaries around the world is truly disturbing. In today’s video, we will look at the discovery of white phosphorus, the harm caused in its civilian use and the devastating impact of white phosphorus as a weapon.
There are few weapons that cause as much fear as white phosphorus. To understand that the flames produced cannot be properly extinguished, to know that contact with white phosphorus will burn down to a person’s bone and to realise it is still used by militaries around the world is truly disturbing. In today’s video, we will look at the discovery of white phosphorus, the harm caused in its civilian use and the devastating impact of white phosphorus as a weapon.
