Pentagon’s Decision to Keep Cluster Bombs Preserves Military Readiness, Lethality
Dec 28th, 2017
Commentary By
Tom Wilson
The Pentagon drew sharp but unwarranted criticism earlier this month following its decision to indefinitely delay compliance with a ban on certain kinds of legacy cluster bombs.
Cluster bombs remain an important tool in the arsenal for U.S. forces, as they are effective at targeting light armor, massed infantry, and parked aircraft. We should not deny our forces the use of this capability until we have an adequate substitute.
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