October 19 , 2024
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- A deadly new weapon has used in the Russia-Ukraine war.
- Dragon drones essentially release a substance called thermite - a mixture of aluminium and iron oxide.
- When it ignited, thermite triggers a self-sustaining reaction that is quite difficult to extinguish.
- It can burn through almost anything, from clothes to trees to military-grade vehicles, and can even burn underwater.
- During World War I, German zeppelins dropped thermite-laden bombs.
- The Allies dropped some 30 million 4-pound thermite bombs on Germany and another 10 million on Japan during World War II.
- The use of thermite in war is not prohibited under international law.
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