>>>On the other hand, do I understand correctly that WP was, indeed, used as an incendiary weapon against military targets? Whether the U.S. signed an agreement to this extent or not, it seems a cruel and inappropriate thing to do.
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>>No crueler than many other weapons, IMHO. War is an ugly business.
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>Don't we have a much kinder way of killing people? What about the bomb that kills people, but leaves the buildings intact? Sounds like a "capitalist" bomb doesn't it?<g>

They did, it was called the Neutron Bomb.