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Much worse are cluster munitions. In Laos alone there are tens of millions of the 'bomblets', dropped in the 60s and 70s - without any war declared on Laos, sti

Much worse are cluster munitions. In Laos alone there are tens of millions of the 'bomblets', dropped in the 60s and 70s - without any war declared on Laos, still regularly killing and maiming thousands of people, primarily children. [1] [1] - https://www.npr.org/2023/07/11/1186949348/us-cluster-munitions-civilian-casualties-laos https://www.npr.org/2023/07/11/1186949348/us-cluster-munitio...

H8crilA 2y ago
BTW, this is the reason why many countries consider cluster munitions illegal. It's not about their effect during the conflict, it's about how long after the conflict these are still a problem. Unfortunately this type of weapons is hard to replace, and so many countries do not partake in the ban. They are just too good at eliminating soft targets, like trucks or infantry caught in the open. This includes countries like the US, Russia, or Ukraine. The latter will require many decades to clean up once the current conflict is over, there are millions or even tens of millions of small mines / bomblets scattered everywhere there had been fighting. They will have to tech children in schools how do common types (like the PFM-1) look like, from a very young age.
- InDubioProRubio 2y ago
  Still preferable to living in russia.
- bluGill 2y ago
  Generally when you find munitions illegal it is because the country is allied with some other one that keeps them legal and is willing to take the heat for using them should they be needed. The other possibility is generals find the munition on worth the bother.
user90131313 2y ago
Crazy fact is this;: That works out to an almost incomprehensible one planeload every eight minutes for nearly a decade. how???
- lazide 2y ago
  The US dropped more bombs on Laos than all countries combined in WW2. [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Barrel_Roll https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Barrel_Roll]. Waves and waves of fully loaded B52s. 260 million bombs, over half a million bombing missions. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-37286520 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-37286520]
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H8crilA 2y ago

BTW, this is the reason why many countries consider cluster munitions illegal. It's not about their effect during the conflict, it's about how long after the conflict these are still a problem. Unfortunately this type of weapons is hard to replace, and so many countries do not partake in the ban. They are just too good at eliminating soft targets, like trucks or infantry caught in the open. This includes countries like the US, Russia, or Ukraine. The latter will require many decades to clean up once the current conflict is over, there are millions or even tens of millions of small mines / bomblets scattered everywhere there had been fighting. They will have to tech children in schools how do common types (like the PFM-1) look like, from a very young age.

InDubioProRubio 2y ago
Still preferable to living in russia.
bluGill 2y ago
Generally when you find munitions illegal it is because the country is allied with some other one that keeps them legal and is willing to take the heat for using them should they be needed. The other possibility is generals find the munition on worth the bother.

user90131313 2y ago

Crazy fact is this;: That works out to an almost incomprehensible one planeload every eight minutes for nearly a decade. how???

lazide 2y ago
The US dropped more bombs on Laos than all countries combined in WW2. [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Barrel_Roll https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Barrel_Roll]. Waves and waves of fully loaded B52s. 260 million bombs, over half a million bombing missions. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-37286520 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-37286520]
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