New US cluster bombs pose ‘severe, foreseeable dangers’

Warning of 'Lasting Risk to Civilians,' Groups Urge Congress to Block Purchase of Israeli Cluster Bombs

“The Trump administration’s decision to purchase cluster munitions shows that the Pentagon no longer considers protecting civilians a priority," said one critic.

Human Rights Groups Call on Congress to Stop Purchase of Israeli Cluster Bombs

A coalition of human rights organizations, anti-war groups, and Christian churches are urging the U.S. to cancel its $210 million purchase of next-generation cluster munitions from an Israeli state-owned company, citing the “severe, foreseeable dangers” these weapons pose to civilians. In an open letter shared exclusively with RS, the organizations write that cluster munitions “disperse… Source

New US cluster munitions present 'severe, foreseeable dangers'

US military ceased using cluster munitions in its own campaigns in 2009, domestic manufacturers have not produced them for years - Anadolu Ajansı

New US cluster bombs pose ‘severe, foreseeable dangers’

A coalition of human rights organizations, anti-war groups, and Christian churches are urging the U.S. to cancel its $210 million purchase of next-generation cluster munitions from an Israeli state-owned company, citing the “severe, foreseeable dangers” these weapons pose to civilians.In an open letter shared exclusively with RS, the organizations write that cluster munitions “disperse submunitions across broad areas, making it exceedingly diffi…