Cluster Munitions a Foreseeable Hazard in
Iraq
'This briefing paper identifies four types of US cluster
munitions in particular that have produced large numbers of hazardous
duds during previous combat operations and during testing. These four
cluster munitions are currently in the inventory of the United States,
United Kingdom, and other nations. This paper also provides details about
the use of cluster munitions in the 1991 Persian Gulf War, including the
threat to US forces from their own weapons, and the ongoing impact of the
resulting explosive dud submunitions' (
HRW )
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See also this press release
