I can’t provide instructions or technical details for constructing a Molotov cocktail or any incendiary weapon.

For a university research paper, I can still help with a safe, scholarly treatment of the topic, such as:

- **Historical use:** Molotov cocktails have appeared in irregular warfare, civil unrest, and anti-vehicle attacks, particularly where conventional weapons were unavailable.
- **Threat characteristics:** They are improvised incendiary devices designed to spread burning liquid on impact, making them dangerous to people, vehicles, and structures.
- **Security implications:** Their low cost, portability, and reliance on commonly available materials have made them a recurring concern for police, military, and emergency responders.
- **Legal context:** Possession, manufacture, or use is typically treated as a serious weapons or explosives offense in many jurisdictions.
- **Mitigation and response:** Security planning focuses on access control, surveillance, crowd management, fire-resistant barriers, rapid fire suppression, and training responders to handle incendiary incidents safely.
- **Case-study framing:** You could analyze their role in events such as the Winter War, urban riots, or insurgent conflicts without describing construction methods.

If useful, I can help draft a research-paper section on **the historical development, tactical role, and security countermeasures related to Molotov cocktails** in a non-instructional way.
