Cluster munitions

2023 - 7 - 7

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U.S. was hesitant to give Ukraine cluster munitions. Why that's ... (Globalnews.ca)

A cluster munition is a bomb that opens in the air and releases smaller “bomblets” across a wide area. The bomblets are designed to take out tanks and ...

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U.S. to give Ukraine cluster munitions in $800 million aid package (The Globe and Mail)

U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan made the case to reporters for the aid, despite opposition from human rights groups, the UN Secretary-General, ...

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What are cluster munitions? Biden defends decision to send ... (ABC News)

The additional assistance comes as Ukraine pushes to recapture territory seized by Russia. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told ABC News the counteroffensive was ...

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US plans to send controversial cluster munitions to Ukraine (BBC News)

The White House defends the move, while acknowledging that such unexploded ordnance can harm civilians.

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WATCH LIVE: Pentagon holds briefing amid reports U.S. will send ... (PBS NewsHour)

Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Dr. Colin H. Kahl briefs the media in the Pentagon Briefing Room.

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U.S. approves cluster bombs despite humanitarian concerns (Politico)

President Joe Biden acknowledged it took some time to be convinced to provide the controversial weapons, but he stressed the importance of supporting Ukraine's ...

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CNN Exclusive: Biden says sending cluster munitions to Ukraine ... (CNN)

President Joe Biden told CNN's Fareed Zakaria Friday that it was a “difficult decision” to provide Ukraine with cluster munitions for the first time, ...

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Canada condemns use of cluster munitions following U.S. decision ... (CTV News)

The Government of Canada is hammering down on its stance against the use of cluster munitions following the U.S. decision to send the controversial weapon ...

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The U.S. is sending cluster bombs to Ukraine despite humanitarian ... (NPR)

U.S. officials maintained Friday that Ukraine has provided written assurances to minimize civilian casualties with the use of the controversial munitions.

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House Progressives on Biden Administration's Cluster Munitions ... (Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal)

WASHINGTON— 19 members of the House of Representatives issued the following statement on the White House's decision to transfer cluster munitions to Ukraine ...

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Biden Defends 'Difficult' Decision to Send Cluster Munitions to Ukraine (The New York Times)

With Ukraine burning through stockpiles of conventional artillery, President Biden concluded that he had little choice but to provide the weapons.

Biden to supply cluster munitions to Ukraine (GZERO Media)

Just days before jetting to Europe for next week's NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, President Joe Biden has approved the shipment of US cluster munitions ...

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Analysis | Ukraine is already going through hell. Cluster bombs ... (Toronto Star)

Children make up a large number of victims, as they are 'particularly attracted to the shape, size and colour' of bombs that can land but not explode until ...

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Rishi Sunak says the UK discourages use of cluster bombs in Ukraine (BBC News)

The UK is one of 123 countries which bans the weapons but will continue to support Ukraine, PM says.

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Spain and UK warn against sending cluster bombs to Ukraine (POLITICO.eu)

US decision to send the weapons has raised humanitarian concerns. BELGIUM-NATO-DEFENCE-UKRAINE-RUSSIA-CONFLICT.

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Cluster bombs: Unease grows over US sending cluster bombs to ... (BBC News)

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 ...

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The U.S. Will Provide Cluster Bombs to Ukraine (TIME)

Activists and international delegations stand next to cluster bomb units, during a visit to a Lebanese military base at the opening of the Second Meeting of ...

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US Allies React to Decision to Send Cluster Munitions (Voice of America)

A Ukrainian policeman of a special police unit fires a D-30 cannon toward Russian positions at the front line, near Kreminna, Luhansk region, Ukraine, July 7, ...

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