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August 10, 2026

Tritonal

  • 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.

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