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[–] Spacebar 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Are these bad because they litter the land with unexploded ordinance? Or is there another reason?

[–] NOT_RICK 7 points 1 year ago

That’s my understanding. I recall reading that Ukraine has argued this isn’t much of an issue as the south and East of Ukraine are already littered with a huge amount of UXO and mines so it really doesn’t change the calculus in terms of cleanup.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Both Russia and Ukraine have been using Soviet-era cluster bombs. Ukraine has asked America to supply dual-purpose improved conventional munitions (DPICM), a class of cluster munition that could be fired from howitzers or from the himarsrocket launchers that Ukraine has been receiving for around a year. They have the added benefit of fewer duds so that risk to future civilian populations is reduced.

[–] Candelestine 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

... cluster bombs suck. But when the land is already basically one gigantic minefield, whatever.

My apologies to the ghost of Princess Di, she was a nice lady. But this is a war.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's the next generation of future amputees and casualties that'll bear the weight of these unexploded cluster munitions.

[–] Candelestine 6 points 1 year ago
[–] Sauvandu59 3 points 1 year ago

not surprised, both side have been using cluster munitions for a while.