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Also, already in WW II the "normal" bomb shelters (also mentioned in the article) weren't effective protection to the methods proudly used by the British and US
by acqq 8y ago
Also, already in WW II the "normal" bomb shelters (also mentioned in the article) weren't effective protection to the methods proudly used by the British and US war planners:
https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/833665-clinical https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/833665-clinical
"Increased ambient environmental temperature from burning napalm has been known to cause the deaths of individuals in raid shelters as a result of radiant heat and dehydration. This was a frequent cause of death in the bombing raids carried out over Hamburg, Germany, during World War II."
- willvarfar 8y agoRecently Swedish forest fires swept across a military range. Because of fear of unexploded ordinance, the fire fighters couldn't pursue it. But the air force dropped a very small conventional bomb, sucked all the oxygen out of the air, and put out the fire. It was in the news a bit. A quick google finds https://www.thelocal.se/20180725/watch-swedish-fighter-jets-drop-bombs-on-forest-fire https://www.thelocal.se/20180725/watch-swedish-fighter-jets-...
- asjo 8y agoDidn't they drop the idea again, because it didn't really work that well?