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necessarily a legally prohibited weapon; it is only prohibited if it falls under one of the specificclasses of prohibited mines listed in § 6.12.4 (Prohibited Classes of Mines, Booby-Traps, andOther Devices).The rules that apply to the use of all weapons are addressed in § 5.5.2 (Overview of Rulesin Conducting Attacks).6.5.1 Certain Types of Weapons With Specific Rules on Use. Certain types of weapons,however, are subject to specific rules that apply to their use by the U.S. armed forces. Theserules may reflect U.S. obligations under international law or national policy. These weaponsinclude:• mines, booby-traps, and other devices (except certain specific classes of prohibitedmines, booby-traps, and other devices); 38• cluster munitions; 39• incendiary weapons; 40• laser weapons (except blinding lasers); 41• riot control agents; 42• herbicides; 43• nuclear weapons; 44 and• explosive ordnance. 456.5.2 Other Examples of Lawful Weapons. In particular, aside from the rules prohibitingweapons calculated to cause superfluous injury and inherently indiscriminate weapons, 46 thereare no law of war rules specifically prohibiting or restricting the following types of weapons bythe U.S. armed forces:38 Refer to § 6.12 (Landmines, Booby-Traps, and Other Devices).39 Refer to § 6.13 (Cluster Munitions).40 Refer to § 6.14 (Incendiary Weapons).41 Refer to § 6.15.2 (Feasible Precautions in the Employment of Laser Systems to Avoid the Incident of PermanentBlindness).42 Refer to § 6.16 (Riot Control Agents).43 Refer to § 6.17 (Herbicides).44 Refer to § 6.18 (Nuclear Weapons).45 Refer to § 6.19 (Explosive Ordnance).46 Refer to § 6.6 (Weapons Calculated to Cause Superfluous Injury); § 6.7 (Inherently Indiscriminate Weapons).319