Mankind has been developing weapons for many centuries. And the more technology developed, the more powerful and dangerous it became. Therefore, there is nothing surprising in the fact that today we already have a whole arsenal of weapons that can rightfully be called deadly. But now you can't see it in battle: because of its power, it was simply forbidden to use it. Here are 5 types of weapons that cannot be fought (and, moreover, nuclear is not counted).
1. Phosphorus ammunition
Any type of ammunition containing white phosphorus or its derivatives is extremely dangerous.
The fact is that the substance reacts with oxygen and ignites literally everything in its path, and also causes severe injuries to a person. The worst thing is that, despite the ban, this ammunition is sometimes still used.
2. Ammunition with combined uranium
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The nuclear bomb is not the only weapon that uses uranium at all. Even armor-piercing shells have this dangerous element in them.
Such ammunition is not only powerful and destructive, the biggest problem is precisely the radioactive contamination of the area, which damages the health of nature and people for many years.
3. Ammunition volumetric explosion
Ammunition of a volumetric explosion or volumetric detonating ammunition is somewhat similar in destructiveness to a nuclear bomb, except for radioactive contamination. The mechanism of its work consists in spraying a flammable aerosol, which then explodes.
Interesting fact: Space-detonating munitions are often called vacuum bombs, but these are two different types of weapons.
4. Cluster bomb
By itself, ammunition does not have any destructive power - it literally carries it. The aircraft carrier contains hundreds of small but powerful bombs or mines, the simultaneous explosion of which is a lethal destructive effect.
Cluster bombs are so destructive that a special convention was created prohibiting the use of this particular type of ammunition.
5. Intercontinental ballistic missile
Another weapon that includes nuclear warheads. However, in a sense, an intercontinental ballistic missile is even more terrible than the "Kid" and "Fat Man" dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, because it does not even need to be "brought up" to the place of rupture - it will fly there by itself. And the damaging effect is so great that its use will instantly provoke the beginning of a conflict on a planetary scale.
Another type of weapon that has been banned for almost a century is chemical.