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]]> Alex Leff The U.S. promised Ukraine cluster bombs. In Laos, they still kill civilians The U.S. dropped over 2 million tons of ordnance on Laos, including cluster bombs, in the 1960s and '70s. To this day, many people are killed, crippled and disfigured by them, writes Lewis M. Simons. Tue, 11 Jul 2023 12:37:42 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2023/07/11/1186949348/us-cluster-munitions-civilian-casualties-laos https://www.npr.org/2023/07/11/1186949348/us-cluster-munitions-civilian-casualties-laos

The U.S. dropped over 2 million tons of ordnance on Laos, including cluster bombs, in the 1960s and '70s. To this day, many people are killed, crippled and disfigured by them, writes Lewis M. Simons.

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]]> Lewis M. Simons The U.S. is sending cluster bombs to Ukraine despite humanitarian warnings U.S. officials maintained Friday that Ukraine has provided written assurances to minimize civilian casualties with the use of the controversial munitions. Fri, 07 Jul 2023 17:47:17 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2023/07/07/1186534233/cluster-bombs-munitions-ukraine https://www.npr.org/2023/07/07/1186534233/cluster-bombs-munitions-ukraine

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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]]> Washington Desk U.S. is expected to announce it will send cluster munitions to Ukraine More than 100 countries ban such weapons because unexploded bomblets can be picked up by civilians, causing injury or death. An announcement is expected Friday. Thu, 06 Jul 2023 09:16:33 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2023/07/06/1186171096/us-ukraine-cluster-munitions-russia https://www.npr.org/2023/07/06/1186171096/us-ukraine-cluster-munitions-russia

More than 100 countries ban such weapons because unexploded bomblets can be picked up by civilians, causing injury or death. An announcement is expected Friday.

]]> Tom Bowman Russia is using controversial 'cluster munitions' in Ukraine, humanitarian groups say Once fired, cluster munitions open in midair and rain down dozens or even hundreds of smaller submunitions, or "bomblets," over a large area the size of one or several football fields. Mon, 28 Feb 2022 19:33:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2022/02/28/1083616770/russia-is-using-controversial-cluster-munitions-in-ukraine-humanitarian-groups-s https://www.npr.org/2022/02/28/1083616770/russia-is-using-controversial-cluster-munitions-in-ukraine-humanitarian-groups-s

Once fired, cluster munitions open in midair and rain down dozens or even hundreds of smaller submunitions, or "bomblets," over a large area the size of one or several football fields.

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