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zoe asked in Science & MathematicsChemistry · 3 years ago

Can phosphorus be used for bombs/explosives?

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  • Anonymous
    3 years ago
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    Yes.

    Have a look at the history: Bombing of Chongqing, Tokyo, and Dresden.

    Tokyo: 100,000 people are estimated to have died in the resulting conflagration, more than the immediate deaths of either the atomic bombings of Hiroshima or Nagasaki. After this raid, the USAAF continued with low-altitude incendiary raids against Japan's cities, destroying an average of 40% of the built-up area of 64 of the largest cities

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