Talk:Incendiary device

Bombs and Incendiaries specifically to kill firefighters & ambulance workers

Wouldn't that pretty much be considered a war-crime to kill rescue workers and fire-fighters? I'm talking about the letter of the law here, none of this whole "Total War" stuff 69.127.45.17 (talk) 15:42, 5 July 2013 (UTC)

Merge

I have suggested that incendiary device, incendiary bomb and firebomb be merged as they are all very short, and have very similar (almost identical) topics which have not been very well developed. I believe incendiary device is probably the most appropriate merged article title as it is the most general, but don't feel strongly about that. Of course all the other titles (and their redirects) would continue to exists as redirects. -- Securiger 02:59, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

Reply: I agree, Incendiary bomb be merged. I do believe that the article pertaining to Firebomb should remain independent as a firebomb is not necessarily an incendiary device. I will also propose that the definition which currently reads: An incendiary device is a device or weapon designed to create a fire, instead be changed to "Incendiary device means any self-contained device intended to create an intense fire that can damage normally flame-resistant or retardant materials" as defined by NRC.gov

I agree also, They should be merged

Yea, it should be merged. --Yanwen 19:12, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

Originally

"Originally, incendiaries were developed in order to destroy the many small, decentralized war industries located (often intentionally) throughout vast tracts of city acreage in an effort to escape destruction by conventionally-aimed high-explosive bombs. Nevertheless, the civilian destruction caused by such weapons quickly earned them a reputation as terror weapons", Both sentences need a source. --Philip Baird Shearer 22:13, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

Start of German fire bombing campaign durwing WW2

"The Nazi regime began the campaign of incendiary bombings with the bombing of London in 1940–41"

I believe this to be incorrect. Prior to the fire bombing raids on London, Rotterdam had been extensively firebombed, leading to the capitulation of the Netherlands to Nazi Germany, in May 1940, which would mark this event as the start of said incendiary bombing campaign.

However, I do not feel sufficiently authoritative on the subject to edit the article at this stage. Perhaps someone with better credentials than mine could have a look at this and verify whether or not the above is correct. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.27.5.22 (talk) 08:44, 27 April 2012 (UTC)

Post WWII incendiary weapons

The article currently states that The convention on Certain conventional weapons bans the use of firebombs. I am not an expert, but that does not seem accurate and in fact seems in tension with the next section on the laws of warfare. As I understand it, the use of these weapons is restricted and banned in some situations, but the weapons themselves are not banned and are permitted for certain uses and purposes.

Timothyawiseman (talk) 17:02, 25 August 2015 (UTC)

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