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Cambodia should spearhead the push against cluster bombs
Its tragic experience during the Vietnam War gives it moral standing. But first, it needs to lead by example.
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US President Joe Biden recently announced that America would supply cluster munitions to Ukraine.
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Weapons of war are, by design, meant to kill and maim people. Their use is, therefore, always highly controversial. But some types of weapons are more controversial than others, including landmines, booby traps, napalm, flamethrowers and, most of all, chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) weapons.
Among the most controversial non-CBRN weapons are cluster munitions, explosive devices which scatter hundreds of smaller submunitions (called bomblets) over a small area to kill enemy personnel and destroy their vehicles.
