In the ongoing Iran-Israel war, Iran has launched a ballistic missile armed with a cluster munition warhead, striking central ...

Why are cluster bombs so controversial? Learn how they work, where they've been used, and why the UN and many countries are pushing for a global ban on these deadly weapons.

What makes cluster bombs particularly dangerous is their indiscriminate nature and their long-term threat to civilians.

03/11/2024 March 11, 2024. In its battle against communism, the United States dropped more than two million tons of cluster munitions on Laos. The work to clear Laos of cluster bombs has gone on ...

They are, in effect, land mines. As Amnesty International’s Brian Castner concludes, “There’s just not a responsible way to use cluster munitions.” In Laos, where the U.S. dropped cluster bombs ...

The United States dropped more than 13 million tons of cluster bombs in Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam during the war. Most of the bombs were dropped along the Ho Chi Minh trail, which snaked through ...

Moral, Personal Stances for Laos and Cambodia Over Cluster Bombs July 29, 2023 12:11 PM By Tommy Walker; Activists stand near cluster bombs in Lebanon on Sept. 12, 2011.

I was horrified and disgusted to read that President Biden intends to send cluster munitions to Ukraine. I have seen first-hand the never-ending aftermath of cluster bombs. In 2012 I had the ...

US cluster bombs continue to plague Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia. Khmer Times Share: Children play near a landmine warning and a Buddhist shrine in Cambodia in March, 2005. Photo: VCG.

US cluster bombs continue to plague Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia. Deadly American gifts. By Wang Kexin and Xie Wenting Published: Jul 18, 2023 10:14 PM.