Friday, 1 December 2017

U.S. military indefinitely delays ban on cluster bombs

U.S. military indefinitely delays ban on cluster bombs

Cluster bombs, dropped by air or fired by artillery, scatter bomblets across a wide area, but sometimes fail to explode and are difficult to locate and remove. That can lead to civilian deaths and injuries long after conflicts end. The U.S. military had hoped to transition to cluster munitions that explode at least 99 percent of time, greatly reducing the risks.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-military-clusterbombs/u-s-military-indefinitely-delays-ban-on-cluster-bombs-idUSKBN1DU2EI?source=Snapzu

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