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i thought this was interesting because: 1) cluster munitions are really effective for maiming and killing children -- b/c children are physically smaller, so I
by readonthegoapp 4y ago
i thought this was interesting because:
1) cluster munitions are really effective for maiming and killing children -- b/c children are physically smaller, so I guess their bodies can't withstand shrapnel as well as adult bodies can, and cluster munitions are outlawed by a lot of countries (not the US or Russia, apparently), and
2) the US said Russia is not really allowed to use nukes, because they're too big or something, but these particular newfangled Himars bombs the US is giving to Ukraine can devastate 'huge' areas (i lost 'huge' in the original post). so, i'm curious what the rules are for how big Russian bombs are allowed to be. and, are those rules different for different participants?
- neuralRiot 4y agoHow do you plan to make Russia respect rules and treaties?
- _kbh_ 4y ago> 2) the US said Russia is not really allowed to use nukes, because they're too big or something, but these particular newfangled Himars bombs the US is giving to Ukraine can devastate 'huge' areas (i lost 'huge' in the original post). so, i'm curious what the rules are for how big Russian bombs are allowed to be. and, are those rules different for different participants? The Russians and Ukrainians having been using weapons with a bigger explosion and area of effect then this since the start of the war. The Russians levelled an entire shopping centre the other month with a missile designed to take out US aircraft carriers.
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- foxyv 4y agoThese HIMARS rockets are tiny compared to the thermobaric warheads used by Russia.