Unjust Deception of the Enemy?

While I was reading the New York Times online this morning, an article came up in my feed that really interested me. The topic was about usage of booby-trapped weapons during warfare; particularly within the conflict in Syria.

For more background information and current usages, please read the article here. 

I find this topic extremely intriguing. Within the article, the downsides to the usage of bobby-trapped weapons (such as bullets, mortars and hand grenades) were many, but I truly think this is an effective way of fighting an enemy. 

Case of Bullets (NYTimes.com)

One of the ways of distributing such rigged weapons (bullets especially) are to intentionally push a crate off of the back of a supply truck, hoping that the enemy will see the newly found crate as a mistake made and free ammunition for their own use. This method however, has downsides. Not every bullet can be booby-trapped, because otherwise, the enemy will stop it's usage. Therefore, a select few of the bullets are actually booby-trapped with a TNT like substance, rigged to blow up upon firing. 

Vietnamese Soldiers (NYTimes.com)

The United States actually used exploding ammunition long before this conflict in Syria. In the 1960's, the United States leaked exploding ammunition to the Vietnamese soldiers, causing mass casualties, but effectively destroying weaponry of the Vietnamese in the meantime. 

Personally, I think that this is an incredibly valid form of warfare, although the legality of it is still unknown. If physically killing someone on the battlefield is completely legal in warfare, I take a strong stance of support about this topic of purposely placing explosive ammunition and other forms of weaponry in locations which the enemy will most likely find and use. 

What's your opinion on this topic? Should this form of warfare be allowed? Please let me know!

Desensitization of Warfare

       When walking through the Museum of Contemporary Photography at Columbia College, this photo really spoke to me. The picture shows many names, which is most probably a United States war memorial based on the layout and color scheme of the names.
        Immediately, when I look at the sheer number of names in such close proximity, my sentiments towards the victims are somewhat unclear. On the contrary, when I look at the individuals names, the feelings return ten-fold. The thought of so many people losing their lives in the line of duty is extremely sobering. Every single person on that wall had a story and especially, devastated loved ones upon hearing the news of their deaths.
        In my generation though, I feel the meaning of each individual to their loved ones gets lost due to the insensitivity of video games. As one can see in the video below, the mass killings of many people is celebrated, while in real life, those deaths would be absolutely devastating to loved ones.

        Now, this may not be the case will all video gamers. Some may have actually lost loved ones in the line of duty for the United States and other countries around the world. This being said, I do truly feel that many kids of my generation have been desensitized to death through warfare because of games such as the one shown (Call of Duty: Black Ops). Personally, I find the game extremely entertaining, but have to constantly remind myself of the realistic side of warfare. In addition, pictures like the one I saw in the Columbia College exhibit help me remind myself of such warfare realities.