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Cluster Munitions
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Bombies 
 Website companion to a documentary about cluster bombs ("small explosive bomblets carried in a large cannister that opens in mid-air, scattering them over a wide area.") and their effect in Laos following 1964 through 1973, when "the United States conducted a 'secret' war, dropping over two million tons of bombs on the mountains and jungles of Laos." Includes a fact sheet on cluster bombs, which were called "bombies" by Laotians. From Independent Television Service (ITVS). http://www.itvs.org/bombies/ Topics: Weapons Last updated Jun 3, 2008 Cluster Munitions and International Humanitarian Law
Collection of law and policy documents concerning cluster munitions (cluster bombs), which "can disperse explosive submunitions (bomblets) over very wide areas and civilian casualties can be very high when these weapons are used in populated areas" and which cause future injuries and deaths due to unexploded submunitions. Includes related links. Available in several languages. From the International Committee of the Red Cross. http://www.icrc.org/eng/cluster-munitions Topics: Weapons Last updated Jun 3, 2008 Cluster Munitions Dublin Diplomatic Conference
Collection of documents from this May 2008 conference "to negotiate a new instrument of international humanitarian law banning cluster munitions [cluster bombs] that cause unacceptable harm to civilians." Provides opening statements, general statements, and proposals, texts, and other material presented at the conference. Many documents available in English, French, and Spanish. From the Department of Foreign Affairs, Ireland. http://www.clustermunitionsdublin.ie/ Topics: Weapons Last updated Jun 3, 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions
Website for the Convention on Cluster Munitions, adopted in May 2008, which "prohibits the use, stockpiling, production and transfer of Cluster Munitions. Separate articles in the Convention concern assistance to victims, clearance of contaminated areas and destruction of stockpiles." Provides related news and background documents on cluster munitions (cluster bombs). "[P]ublished by the states facilitating the Cluster Munitions process." http://www.clusterconvention.org/ Topics: Weapons Last updated Jun 3, 2008 U.S. Department of State: Cluster Munitions
This collection of documents describes the U.S. position on cluster bombs, noting that "the United States shares in the international concern about the humanitarian impact of all munitions, including cluster munitions" and supporting the position that "[c]luster munitions have demonstrated military utility." From the U.S. Department of State Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement. http://www.state.gov/t/pm/wra/c25930.htm Topics: Weapons Last updated Jun 3, 2008 |
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