re: I missed that, Ed -- thanx . . .
Yes, napalm does involve the use of chemicals, but then so does the average HE-quick round from a track-mounted mortar, and the general frag-grenade.
The difference between napalm and the general use of the acronym “WMD†is that napalm is a precision weapon. That is to say it does not irradiate a person or animal that just happens to walk across the scorched area the following day, it is not contagious, and it does not drift with the breeze to local residences. Napalm, be it a back-packed flame-thrower or a dropped ordinance, hits it’s target, burns, and dies.
Dan