What the F**k?
British troops are not allowed thermobaric weapons of any type.Why dont our government just tell our troops they're only allowed to use muskets so our enemies(and allies) can completely out-gun us.
Madness.
Thanx for showing me this site so I can get even more soap box about how I live in an insane country.
AAAArrrgggh!
Perhaps merely England’s proximity to the Continent of Europe. The good people in Geneva have a hard time with any Weapon of War designed for or capable of setting people on fire for some reason.
The US had to give up "Napalm".... and switch to "Incendigel".
FAE Bombs are also not well liked by the good people of Geneva, and certain members of the UN, even though they are listed for the destruction of landmines planted on or in the ground, which the UN should like.
Seems dropping FAE on the Troops in the act of or capable of planting such devices really upsets the good people of Geneva, and certain members of the UN.
We used to joke that the US Air Force would know ahead of time that the OPFOR ground forces had the Mines on their person if they had to send any FAE their way.
I believe if the UN did a complete work up on the thermobarics that they would see that the overpressure created by thermobaric weapon would kill a person before the fire would, as I believe a person can burn for a good while without actually dying, even though they may wish they were already dead. Perhaps the UK would want to bring that up at a meeting, and point out that the Weapons would be used for the destruction of "equipment" and not "people"..... much like the US does.
