Cluster bombs left behind.

Military Utility of Cluster Munitions

Air delivered Cluster Munitions

CBU stands for Cluster Bomb Unit.

Artillery Rocket launched Cluster Munitions

Cluster weapons systems held by the French armed forces

France's cluster weapon employment concept

Legal and humanitarian concerns about cluster munitions

The UK has both air delivered and ground launched cluster munitions, which can serve as examples of how cluster munitions are used.

International humanitarian law and the operational use of cluster weapons by France

Military officials are also troubled by the impact of cluster munitions on civilian populations.

The French armed forces currently hold three systems of cluster weapons

It is also aware of the advantages and risks attached to the use of cluster weapons.

The characteristics of cluster munitions also raise concerns under the rule of proportionality.

Cluster munitions a need to further examine IHL implementation and the adequacy of the law

This design was used in the Green Grass weapon, also known as the Interim Megaton Weapon, which was used in the Violet Club and Yellow Sun Mk.1 bombs.

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This paper will focus principally on the way in which cluster munitions are used.

Many delegations have noted that cluster munitions are a particular focus of the Group's work.

No IHL treaty specifically regulates cluster munitions.

In the case of urgent military necessity, if there is a possibility of causing collateral damage to civilian life or property, it must be proportionally minimal in relation to the actual military advantage expected.

Within a year, Congress funded huge weapons increases, and we went from 1,200 nuclear weapons to 20,000.

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Disarmament and dismantling of the militias

Disarmament and dismantling of militias

It also highlights the specific legal issues that arise with regard to the use of cluster munitions.

The number is estimated to be around 270 million, or almost one per person on average.

The details of those used by other states inevitably differ.

The persistent nature of cluster munitions when they fail to explode forms one of the most problematic aspects of these munitions.

Deciding to do without cluster weapons would mean accepting a substantial reduction in States' terrestrial defence capabilities.

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5,000 personal weapons.

5,000 personal weapons.

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The United States alone possesses between 11,000 and 13,000 nuclear weapons, of which more than 7,000 are strategic and more than 3,000 non strategic.

I didn't see weapons but there were people talking about a desire, not just an intention, to bring arms and ammunition.

The Chief of Staff of the French Air Force (CEMAA) determines the air force doctrines and advises the CEMA how to deploy French air assets.

Human Rights Watch, for instance, shares evidence, which shows that cluster bombs was used to killed children at the hands of the regime's air forces.

The rocket launched cluster munition releases a much larger number of smaller bomblets (644).

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