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“Cluster munitions are among the most harmful weapons to civilians, as they disperse bomblets indiscriminately across a wide area that often fail to explode on initial impact, leaving duds that litter communities and endanger civilians, especially children, decades after a conflict ends,” the U.S. Cluster Munition Coalition, an organization that supports a comprehensive ban on U.S. cluster bombs, wrote in a statement on Friday.

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[–] maporita@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Both Russia and Ukraine have been using Soviet-era cluster munitions since early in the war. The US made versions have a lower failure rate so it's preferable that Ukraine use those instead.

[–] NightOwl@lemmy.fmhy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

Now with fewer child mutilations! 👍