Why are cluster munitions so dangerous?
Despite efforts to ban them, the weapons are being used in Ukraine
ON JUNE 30TH the mayor of Slovyansk, a city in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk province, said that four people in a residential area had been killed by Russian cluster munitions. Both sides in the war have reportedly used the weapons, though Russia has been accused more often. Despite efforts to ban the bombs, other armies also employ them. What are cluster munitions, and why are they so dangerous?
This article appeared in the The Economist explains section of the print edition under the headline “Why are cluster munitions so dangerous?”
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