But trip flares and white phosphorus grenades, which were in the wire, had to be moved first. White phosphorus burns fiercely and Ness was careful as he reached for a grenade. Suddenly, a 175 mm ...

Israeli forces have illegally dropped white phosphorus munitions on densely populated residential areas in southern Lebanon, according to a new report by Human Rights Watch. White phosphorus, which ...

They thought Dave Roever was dead when they flew him out of the Mekong Delta in 1969 after a white phosphorus grenade blew up six inches from his face. Roever made it, but the burns and scars from ...