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Analysis: Why we use cluster bombs?
A look at the different types of cluster bombs and what they are used for.
On the chopping block: cluster munitions and the law of war - unexploded submunitions from cluster bombs
Air Force Law Review
‘Lethal legacy’ of cluster bombs
Cluster bombs, mortars and rockets kill more innocent people than landmines because there is no legal obligation on those who use such weapons to clear them up afterwards. NGOs would like countries responsible for explosive munitions to either clean them up or pay for their removal.
Fact file: Cluster Bombs
A short introduction on how cluster bombs work.
The Cluster Bomb Controversy
In Afghanistan the US dropped both food rations and cluster bombs from the sky. Unfortunately, both were the same bright yellow color. A few years prior, NATO forces dropped cluster bombs in Kosovo because they deemed it a useful weapon. The people of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam have also been victim to cluster bombs.
Lethal War Debris in Iraq Forms Grim Backdrop to UN Discussions on Unexploded Ordnance
The Acronym Institute for Disarmament Diplomacy
Welcome: this way for cluster bombs
The London Docklands hosted the largest arms fair in Europe. Different types of ammunition were for sale including anti-personnel mines. Many of these types of mines were used in Afghanistan and Kosovo by the British.
