The United States uses solely the types of weapons the use of which is not contrary to international law.

Pentagon spokesperson Sean Robertson on Saturday told about the aforementioned to Russian News Agency TASS. He noted this commenting on the statement regarding  the use of ammunition with white phosphorus during the US-backed international coalition’s recent airstrikes in Syria.

In his words, the coalition forces carry out justified attacks on military targets only after an assessment from the viewpoint of military need, humanity, proportionality and selectivity, as the international humanitarian law requires.