Cluster bombs: Unease grows over US sending cluster bombs to Ukraine

International
  • 8-07-2023, 19:30
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    INA - SOURCES 

    Several allies of the US have expressed unease at Washington's decision to supply Ukraine with cluster bombs.

    On Friday, the US confirmed it was sending the controversial weapons to Ukraine, with President Joe Biden calling it a "very difficult decision".

    In response, the UK, Canada and Spain all pointed out that they were opposed to the use of the weapons.

    Cluster bombs have been banned by more than 100 countries because of the danger they pose to civilians.

    They typically release large numbers of smaller bomblets that can kill indiscriminately over a wide area, while those that fail to explode pose a danger for decades after a conflict ends.

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