On Sun, 9 Apr 2017 14:38:19 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

The difference is in their purposes and intended uses.
Although napalm and white phosphorous can certainly cause injury or
death, their primary purposes are not to kill people. Chemical weapons
like Sarin gas are.

Huh? Of course WP and Napalm are designed to kill people and in a
horrible burning alive type of death.
Weapons of war are designed to kill or cause grievous injury.
There are no "phasers on stun" weapons in anyone's arsenal.