Chapter 867 The law of war is international humanitarian law. Taking stock of the top ten banned weapons, Zhang Fei was shocked!
[Since the St. Petersburg Declaration, we have begun to restrict the weapons used in war and have included some weapons in the scope of international prohibition]
So, what weapons are legal? What weapons are illegal?
[When the war breaks out, can we really take care of it? 】
Why should there be restrictions on weapons?
"Eh, I don't understand why there are restrictions on what weapons we can use. Winning the war is the most important thing. Why do you care what weapons we use?"
Zhang Fei touched his forehead, his dark face full of confusion.
When fighting a war, isn't winning the war the most important thing? Why should weapons be banned?
If we fail to win, we don’t know whether we can save our own life and the lives of our soldiers.
When the enemy enters the city, eighty to ninety percent of the people in the city will also be captured and live an even more miserable life.
At this time, do you still care whether the weapons are legal or what weapons to use?
What matters is being able to win. No matter what weapon it is, as long as it can help us win the battle, it is enough.
Thinking of this, Zhang Fei smacked his lips, "In later times, fighting a war is still so particular."
[In 1868, a group of countries held a meeting in St. Petersburg, as a result of which a declaration was signed by the countries]
[This is the St. Petersburg Declaration, Guan Yu renounces the use of certain explosive projectiles in war]
【The conduct of war should be subject to the principle of humanity】
[This is the first time in human history that a specific weapon has been officially banned for humanitarian reasons]
War and humanity sound like two completely different words.
[However, the international rules we commonly call the laws of war are actually called international humanitarian law.]
[International humanitarian law does not discuss whether your reason for beating someone is right or wrong, or whether it is just or unjust. It only discusses whether the means by which you beat someone are reasonable.]
[Of course, we don’t want every soldier to hold a “gun of mercy” and never fire at the enemy]
[However, it is not necessary to cause mental and physical pain to the injured. This is a humanitarian issue.]
Zhuge Liang opened his eyes wide in surprise and pondered these words carefully.
War, humanity, it must be said that this was the first time he heard someone put these two words together. Even later generations called the law of war humanitarian law.
Even if the purpose of "war" is to stop war, war will result in deaths, corpses everywhere, and it is inhumane.
When war breaks out, the worst side of human nature can be seen.
But he really didn't expect that war would be restricted in the future.
Restricting the use of weapons sounds incredible, but if it can be done, it can reduce the casualties and tragedies caused by war.
Isn’t this a blessing?
Zhuge Liang could not help but sigh: "On this point, Liang is not as good as him."
Unfortunately, in their chaotic times, it is impossible for such rules of mutual compliance and restraint to emerge.
"That's a fresh and wonderful statement."
Xi Zhicai couldn't help but clap his hands and sigh, while at the same time he felt curious.
What kind of weapons in later generations would be unanimously agreed to be banned by all countries and considered inhumane?
Could the weapons they are going to use now be in there too?
Soon, Tianmu satisfied the curiosity of everyone in the sky and mentioned the content they wanted to see the most:
[Today we will take a look at the world's ten most inhumane and banned weapons]
[No. 10, Dum-dum bullet]
[This is a bullet with great lethality, an expanded bullet, also called a blooming bullet]
[This type of bullet will expand rapidly after entering the human body, thereby increasing the diameter and surface area of the bullet]
[A huge cavity is formed inside the wound, and the area of the wound is hundreds of times the cross-sectional area of the bullet]
[As soon as this bullet enters the human body, it will explode inside us and blow up our internal organs]
[A dum-dum bullet hit the plastic model's chest, instantly blowing a huge hole in the model's upper body.] The sight of the plastic model with its chest shattered on the sky curtain was so frightening that people shuddered.
Cao Cao stood up suddenly and stared at the scene on the sky in amazement.
"There are actually such terrifying weapons in this world!"
He saw clearly that such a small piece of iron could cause such a large wound after entering the model's body.
If it hits the human body, all the internal organs will probably be blown into pieces!
Even if it didn't hit the fatal parts, but only hit the limbs, I'm afraid the hands and feet would be blown off, and the person would be disabled if not killed.
My whole life is ruined.
It's against nature and harmony. This dum-dum bullet is so against nature and harmony!
It would have been fine if they had just shot it with an arrow, but they let the thing explode inside the body, which was even more terrifying than the bombs they had seen in the sky before.
Moreover, if you die immediately, you will suffer less.
If they are not dead, how can one bear holding their blown-off hands or feet?
What shocked Cao Cao even more was that this was the tenth place!
Under the horrified gaze of the people in heaven, the video on the sky screen continued:
[The ninth is a laser blinding weapon, which is also a type of laser weapon]
[It can emit high-energy laser beams outward]
[This laser beam, once it hits our eyes, will burn our retina]
[Thereby causing us temporary blindness or even permanent blindness]
[You know, the eyes have a strong ability to absorb light and convert light energy into heat energy, not to mention lasers which will generate huge amounts of heat.]
[Although this weapon is not lethal, it can turn an invincible warrior into a blind man with no fighting power]
"For the soldiers, this is even more painful than killing them."
Even Sun Quan, a veteran of many battles, was moved.
Veterans who retire due to old age often have an unhappy life after returning home, and those with injured hands and feet have an even more miserable life.
Therefore, there are often wounded soldiers with broken arms and legs in the military camps. Even if they barely survive, they may choose to die.
If a person has a broken arm or leg but still has the basic ability to take care of himself, this is the case. What about if he is blind and cannot rely on others?
It is an honor to die on the battlefield, but when they retire with a disability, what awaits them is a miserable old age.
Moreover, if a soldier suddenly lost his sight during a battle, it could be enough to reverse the entire situation.
For example, in naval battles, which are what Dongwu is best at, if the soldiers on the ship are blinded by this laser weapon.
The battlefield and soldiers on the water became targets of the enemy. How could they still have any combat effectiveness?
It is better to ban such weapons.
Fortunately, in later times, countries were able to negotiate and make an agreement that everyone was willing to abide by.
Who cares about you now?
……
[The eighth is cluster bombs, which is a very terrible weapon]
[It can turn a large area into a battlefield without any defense measures]
[A cluster bomb is an aerial bomb composed of hundreds of small bombs combined together]
[This bomb contains many different types of bombs]
[They are combined together and will instantly break up and fall to the ground when launched, covering an area as large as a football field]
[That is about hectares, equivalent to the size of about ten acres of land in the past]
[Its only drawback is also its terrifying lethality]
[After these bullets are scattered around, 30% of them often fail to explode normally]
(End of this chapter)
[Since the St. Petersburg Declaration, we have begun to restrict the weapons used in war and have included some weapons in the scope of international prohibition]
So, what weapons are legal? What weapons are illegal?
[When the war breaks out, can we really take care of it? 】
Why should there be restrictions on weapons?
"Eh, I don't understand why there are restrictions on what weapons we can use. Winning the war is the most important thing. Why do you care what weapons we use?"
Zhang Fei touched his forehead, his dark face full of confusion.
When fighting a war, isn't winning the war the most important thing? Why should weapons be banned?
If we fail to win, we don’t know whether we can save our own life and the lives of our soldiers.
When the enemy enters the city, eighty to ninety percent of the people in the city will also be captured and live an even more miserable life.
At this time, do you still care whether the weapons are legal or what weapons to use?
What matters is being able to win. No matter what weapon it is, as long as it can help us win the battle, it is enough.
Thinking of this, Zhang Fei smacked his lips, "In later times, fighting a war is still so particular."
[In 1868, a group of countries held a meeting in St. Petersburg, as a result of which a declaration was signed by the countries]
[This is the St. Petersburg Declaration, Guan Yu renounces the use of certain explosive projectiles in war]
【The conduct of war should be subject to the principle of humanity】
[This is the first time in human history that a specific weapon has been officially banned for humanitarian reasons]
War and humanity sound like two completely different words.
[However, the international rules we commonly call the laws of war are actually called international humanitarian law.]
[International humanitarian law does not discuss whether your reason for beating someone is right or wrong, or whether it is just or unjust. It only discusses whether the means by which you beat someone are reasonable.]
[Of course, we don’t want every soldier to hold a “gun of mercy” and never fire at the enemy]
[However, it is not necessary to cause mental and physical pain to the injured. This is a humanitarian issue.]
Zhuge Liang opened his eyes wide in surprise and pondered these words carefully.
War, humanity, it must be said that this was the first time he heard someone put these two words together. Even later generations called the law of war humanitarian law.
Even if the purpose of "war" is to stop war, war will result in deaths, corpses everywhere, and it is inhumane.
When war breaks out, the worst side of human nature can be seen.
But he really didn't expect that war would be restricted in the future.
Restricting the use of weapons sounds incredible, but if it can be done, it can reduce the casualties and tragedies caused by war.
Isn’t this a blessing?
Zhuge Liang could not help but sigh: "On this point, Liang is not as good as him."
Unfortunately, in their chaotic times, it is impossible for such rules of mutual compliance and restraint to emerge.
"That's a fresh and wonderful statement."
Xi Zhicai couldn't help but clap his hands and sigh, while at the same time he felt curious.
What kind of weapons in later generations would be unanimously agreed to be banned by all countries and considered inhumane?
Could the weapons they are going to use now be in there too?
Soon, Tianmu satisfied the curiosity of everyone in the sky and mentioned the content they wanted to see the most:
[Today we will take a look at the world's ten most inhumane and banned weapons]
[No. 10, Dum-dum bullet]
[This is a bullet with great lethality, an expanded bullet, also called a blooming bullet]
[This type of bullet will expand rapidly after entering the human body, thereby increasing the diameter and surface area of the bullet]
[A huge cavity is formed inside the wound, and the area of the wound is hundreds of times the cross-sectional area of the bullet]
[As soon as this bullet enters the human body, it will explode inside us and blow up our internal organs]
[A dum-dum bullet hit the plastic model's chest, instantly blowing a huge hole in the model's upper body.] The sight of the plastic model with its chest shattered on the sky curtain was so frightening that people shuddered.
Cao Cao stood up suddenly and stared at the scene on the sky in amazement.
"There are actually such terrifying weapons in this world!"
He saw clearly that such a small piece of iron could cause such a large wound after entering the model's body.
If it hits the human body, all the internal organs will probably be blown into pieces!
Even if it didn't hit the fatal parts, but only hit the limbs, I'm afraid the hands and feet would be blown off, and the person would be disabled if not killed.
My whole life is ruined.
It's against nature and harmony. This dum-dum bullet is so against nature and harmony!
It would have been fine if they had just shot it with an arrow, but they let the thing explode inside the body, which was even more terrifying than the bombs they had seen in the sky before.
Moreover, if you die immediately, you will suffer less.
If they are not dead, how can one bear holding their blown-off hands or feet?
What shocked Cao Cao even more was that this was the tenth place!
Under the horrified gaze of the people in heaven, the video on the sky screen continued:
[The ninth is a laser blinding weapon, which is also a type of laser weapon]
[It can emit high-energy laser beams outward]
[This laser beam, once it hits our eyes, will burn our retina]
[Thereby causing us temporary blindness or even permanent blindness]
[You know, the eyes have a strong ability to absorb light and convert light energy into heat energy, not to mention lasers which will generate huge amounts of heat.]
[Although this weapon is not lethal, it can turn an invincible warrior into a blind man with no fighting power]
"For the soldiers, this is even more painful than killing them."
Even Sun Quan, a veteran of many battles, was moved.
Veterans who retire due to old age often have an unhappy life after returning home, and those with injured hands and feet have an even more miserable life.
Therefore, there are often wounded soldiers with broken arms and legs in the military camps. Even if they barely survive, they may choose to die.
If a person has a broken arm or leg but still has the basic ability to take care of himself, this is the case. What about if he is blind and cannot rely on others?
It is an honor to die on the battlefield, but when they retire with a disability, what awaits them is a miserable old age.
Moreover, if a soldier suddenly lost his sight during a battle, it could be enough to reverse the entire situation.
For example, in naval battles, which are what Dongwu is best at, if the soldiers on the ship are blinded by this laser weapon.
The battlefield and soldiers on the water became targets of the enemy. How could they still have any combat effectiveness?
It is better to ban such weapons.
Fortunately, in later times, countries were able to negotiate and make an agreement that everyone was willing to abide by.
Who cares about you now?
……
[The eighth is cluster bombs, which is a very terrible weapon]
[It can turn a large area into a battlefield without any defense measures]
[A cluster bomb is an aerial bomb composed of hundreds of small bombs combined together]
[This bomb contains many different types of bombs]
[They are combined together and will instantly break up and fall to the ground when launched, covering an area as large as a football field]
[That is about hectares, equivalent to the size of about ten acres of land in the past]
[Its only drawback is also its terrifying lethality]
[After these bullets are scattered around, 30% of them often fail to explode normally]
(End of this chapter)
