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December 5, 2017

Trump Administration to Allow More Cluster Bombs
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The Trump administration has waived a ban on older cluster bombs, paving
the way for the U.S. to expand its use of the weapons, which are banned
under a treaty signed by over 100 nations. The weapons scatter so-called
bomblets over a wide area, exploding into shrapnel that tears through
flesh. Some of the bombs fail to explode, effectively becoming land
mines that later maim and kill civilians-especially children.


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