Flashback: Biden Admin Said Cluster Bomb Usage a Potential War Crime - Now They're Shipping the Armaments to Ukraine
By Warner Todd Huston
July 9, 2023 at 5:14am
Joe Biden’s administration announced on Friday that it is sending cluster bombs to Ukraine to use in its war against Russian invaders. This is the same Biden administration that only a year ago said that use of cluster munitions could be a war crime.
A cluster bomb, like those being used by Russia today, is not a single explosive, but is made up of a container filled with multiple smaller bombs that will distribute devastation across a wide area instead of just hitting one spot.
The bombs are controversial because of the unavoidable number of “dud” devices that do not detonate upon impact with the ground and remain armed and dangerous until someone or something triggers them later. Because of this, human rights organizations have condemned the use of cluster munitions because, like land mines, they pose a danger to civilians — especially children — sometimes for years after they were used in war.
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