What are thermobaric bombs? And why should they be banned?
Ukraine is the latest reminder that we must act to eliminate thermobaric weapons.
Marianne Hanson, The University of Queensland
Russian forces in Ukraine may have used thermobaric weapons and cluster bombs, according to reports from the Ukraine government and human rights groups.
If true, this represents an escalation in brutality that should alarm us all.
While cluster munitions are banned by international convention, thermobaric munitions – also known as fuel-air explosive devices, or “vacuum bombs” – are not explicitly prohibited for use against military targets.
These devastating devices, which create an oxygen-eating fireball followed by a deadly shockwave, are far more powerful than most other conventional weapons.
What are thermobaric weapons?
https://cosmosmagazine.com/people/ethics/thermobaric-bombs-should-be-banned/
