Tritonal

December 1, 2023

Israel has been reportedly bombing the Gaza strip repeatedly with Mk-84 bombs.
The 2,000-pound Mk-84 bombs are generally filled with tritonal – a mix of one part aluminium and three parts trinitrotoluene or TNT.
Transport of Tritonal by aircraft or railways is forbidden due to its explosive characteristics.
When it detonates, the soil, water, and air in the blast radius are all exposed to these substances.
The weapons have caused a considerable amount of environmental damage, the effects of which lie beyond what the eye sees.
The chemical components of these bombs are absorbed in the soil or washed into the sea, becoming a dangerous externality.
Even the broken buildings – typical of all modern wars – are pollutants.