Several allies of the US have expressed unease at Washington's decision to supply Ukraine with cluster bombs. On Friday, the US confirmed it was sending the controversial weapons to Ukraine ...

Spain's Defence Minister Margarita Robles told reporters her country had a "firm commitment" that certain weapons and bombs could not be sent to Ukraine. "No to cluster bombs and yes to the ...

U.S. leaders have said the U.S. will send a version of the munition that has a reduced "dud rate," meaning fewer of the smaller bomblets fail to explode. Why the U.S. decision to give Ukraine ...

But with Russia already seeding Ukraine with mines, it is time for Europe to put aside the demonstrative, “feel-good’ niceties of a cluster bomb weapons ban to discuss how these weapons are ...

While war tension between Russia and Ukraine is escalating, the Human Rights Watch and Ukraine ambassador to the United States have accused Russia of using vacuum and cluster bombs — weapons ...

The 1,206 cluster bombs it reported using in Iraq included ... with the CBU-103 or CBU-104 because of the submunitions those weapons carry. The Air Force has also requested $117.023 million ...

A five percent dud rate applied to 100 unitary weapons leaves five unexploded bombs while the same rate with 100 cluster munitions could typically leave 1,000 duds. A new legal instrument would ...

with remnants of weapons indicating the use of cluster bombs. Photo illustration: Laura Kammermann ...

RBK-500/U bombs — Old but powerful for Russia RBK-500 bombs, weighing around 500 kg, contain a cluster warhead banned by many countries worldwide. Depending on the version, they house hundreds ...