Missile's warhead opens up on descent, spreading some 20 submunitions, each with 2.5kg of explosives, indiscriminately threatening a much wider area The post Iran’s cluster missiles scatter bombs and ...

The Israeli military said the weapons had been launched multiple times since the war began, describing their use against populated areas as a potential violation of international humanitarian law.

The Cluster Munitions Coalition released its annual report on Monday detailing the use and transfer of these munitions alongside the policies and practices of countries regarding their use, and their ...

It is extremely rare for countries to walk away from longstanding commitments under International Humanitarian Law (IHL), but Lithuania has become the first State Party to vote to leave the 2008 ...

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) issued a short statement on December 24, 2007, on the results of an internal inquiry into its controversial use of cluster munitions during the 34-day war with ...

A coalition of human rights advocates, anti-war organizations, and Christian churches is calling on the US government to abandon its $210 million deal to acquire advanced cluster munitions from an ...

If the US backs away from NATO, European militaries will need them to knock out Russian air defenses. Bomblets can degrade air defenses by spreading damage. They also endanger civilians. Cluster ...

America is barreling towards authoritarianism at such a breakneck pace that it should alarm every single one of us. But instead of meeting this moment with courage and integrity, the corporate media ...

The remains of a Russian missile that dropped cluster bombs in a residential housing complex is lodged in the ground near the complex on June 27, 2022, in Sloviansk, Ukraine. (Photo by Scott ...

May 12, 2025: In 2024 Ukraine used HIMARS missiles equipped with cluster munitions. Each 300 kg missile contains 644 submunitions. When a submunition explodes, it will wound or kill anyone within ...

Europe needs cluster munitions to defend itself from Russia, two military analysts say. If the US backs away from NATO, European militaries will need them to knock out Russian air defenses. Bomblets ...