The U.S. dropped over 2 million tons of ordnance on Laos, including cluster bombs, in the 1960s and '70s. To this day, many people are killed, crippled and disfigured by them, writes Lewis M. Simons.

Biden is wrong to send cluster bombs to Ukraine. 50 years later, they're still killing in Laos. With cluster bombs, the killing doesn't stop when the war ends.

Using cluster bombs did not work in Laos, Cambodia or Vietnam – and it certainly isn’t going to be a game-changer for Ukraine against Russia.

The tactic of using cluster bombs did not work in Laos, Cambodia or Vietnam – and it certainly isn’t going to be a game-changer for Ukraine. US dropped more than 2 million tons of bombs on Laos.

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.

Between 1964 and 1973, the U.S. dropped more than 270 million cluster bombs on Laos. Well, we raise this because cluster bombs are back in the news, given President Biden's controversial move to ...

They're cheap, effective, and devastating. But they're also unpredictable, long-lasting, and lethal to civilians, especially ...

For nine years, a covert CIA-run operation called "Operation Barrel Roll" dropped more than 580,000 bombs on Laos. The US was trying to stop North Vietnamese forces from transporting weapons and ...

To get a sense of the human cost of cluster bomb use during wartime, ... Between 1964 and 1973, the U.S. dropped more than 270 million cluster bombs on Laos during the Vietnam War.

And the illusory playthings are cluster bombs. In the late 1960s and early '70s, ... Diplomatic relations with Laos, though certainly strained, never were broken.

The U.S. dropped over 2 million tons of ordnance on Laos, including cluster bombs, in the 1960s and '70s. To this day, many people are killed, crippled and disfigured by them, writes Lewis M. Simons.