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minus-squareBeacon@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up29arrow-down1·3 months agoI looked it up and you’re 100% right. Incendiary weapons are allowed as long as it doesn’t hit civilians or start a forest fire https://www.weaponslaw.org/weapons/incendiary-weapons https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protocol_on_Incendiary_Weapons
minus-squarederanger@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·edit-23 months agoYou can start a forest fire if said forest is used for cover or concealment by enemy military forces. All feasible precautions must be taken to limit the damage to military targets only.
I looked it up and you’re 100% right. Incendiary weapons are allowed as long as it doesn’t hit civilians or start a forest fire
https://www.weaponslaw.org/weapons/incendiary-weapons
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protocol_on_Incendiary_Weapons
You can start a forest fire if said forest is used for cover or concealment by enemy military forces. All feasible precautions must be taken to limit the damage to military targets only.