Foolestroupe I too found that quite a hilarious quote. The aim of the weapon is to incinerate one and the fear is that after being blown up and burned one might inhale the particulates!

Don, get a grip and re-read the thread (or if I am assuming too much, get someone to read it to you). The military uses a lot of materials that might be deemed 'unsafe'. Whose military is irrelevant. If one is a soldier it's going to be mighty hard to convince one not to use the safest armour to protect onself, and the most dangerous missiles to inflict on one's opponent.