{"id":137347,"date":"2024-10-14T19:53:59","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T14:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/?post_type=current-affairs&#038;p=137347"},"modified":"2024-10-15T13:01:28","modified_gmt":"2024-10-15T07:31:28","slug":"dragon-drones","status":"publish","type":"current-affairs","link":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/current-affairs\/dragon-drones","title":{"rendered":"Dragon Drones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A deadly new weapon <\/span><b>\u2018Dragon Drones\u2019<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has taken to the skies in the Russia-Ukraine war.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>What are Dragon Drones?<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are drones that release<\/span><b> thermite<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that burns at <\/span><b>2,427\u00b0C.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Thermite<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: It is a mixture of <\/span><b>aluminum and iron oxide<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which on ignition by an electric fuse triggers a self-sustaining reaction that is difficult to extinguish.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was Developed a century ago to weld railroad tracks.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This molten metal is capable of burning through almost anything, including vehicles, trees, and even underwater objects, causing severe burns and damage to humans.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The drones carry and release thermite with high precision, bypassing traditional defenses.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>Historical Use of Thermite in War<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>World Wars:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Thermite was used in WWI by German zeppelins and in WWII by both Allied and Axis forces for aerial bombing.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Modern Use:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Thermite is now often employed in covert operations due to its intense but silent burn.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"vc_button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pw.live\/batches\/upsc\/pw-only-ias?utm_source=seo+upsc+batch&#038;utm_medium=seo+upsc&#038;utm_campaign=seo&#038;utm_id=upsc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Enroll now for UPSC Online Classes<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>Legality of Thermite in Weapons<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The use of thermite isn&#8217;t banned under international law but using incendiary weapons against civilian targets is prohibited under <\/span><b>Protocol III<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the<\/span><b> Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can only be deployed against strictly military targets to minimise collateral damage.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"vc_table_green\"><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 99.7966%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"width: 100%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: rgba(184, 165, 217, 0.53); text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">The Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) is an international treaty that seeks to prohibit or restrict the use of certain conventional weapons that are considered excessively injurious or whose effects are indiscriminate.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was adopted in <\/span><b>1980 and entered into force in 1983.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Key Provisions and Protocols:<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Protocol I: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prohibits the use of weapons that employ fragments not detectable in the human body by X-ray.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Protocol II:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Regulates the use of landmines, booby-traps, and similar devices.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Protocol III: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Limits the use of incendiary weapons.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Protocol IV:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Prohibits the use of blinding laser weapons.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Protocol V: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Addresses explosive remnants of war (ERW).<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; 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