Indeed, some cluster bombs now include guidance systems to ensure they arrive closer to their targets, and fuses that make bomblets self-destruct if they have not exploded after hitting the ground. This is in line with one “fix” permitted by the Dublin treaty, which is that bomblets should either “detect and engage a single target” or self-destruct to prevent “indiscriminate area effects” and unexploded remnants. The US claims its laser-guided BLU-108 weapon works in this way, leaving a “clean” battlefield.
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Can you build a ’safe’ cluster bomb?
Posted by Matt in June 5th, 2008
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