The UK’s Ministry of Defense released a video showing the “devastating impact” thermobaric bombs – also called “vacuum bombs” – can cause in war.
Thermobaric weapons use surrounding oxygen to create high-temperature explosions that can have longer-lasting blast effects.
The use of thermobaric and cluster weapons in war is not illegal but can be subject to war crimes if proper precautions are not taken to avoid civilian causalities. A senior defense official told NBC News that Russia has launcher systems in Ukraine that could be used for a thermobaric weapon, but the U.S cannot confirm the presence of those weapons or their use.
“If President Putin purposefully uses the TOS-1A system against civilians, it would be illegal,” the UK MoD said. The department also accused Russian forces of previously using the weapon in Afghanistan and Chechnya.
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