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India is seeking the purchase of 500 advanced-technology cluster bombs from the US. Although the order was placed in September, reports here suggest that the Indian Defence Ministry has called on the Americans to fast track the purchase amid rising tensions with Pakistan in the wake of the Mumbai terror attacks.
Cluster bombs are actually a conglomeration of weapons. When released from an aircraft, they splinter into hundreds, even thousands, of bomblets that land over a large area.
All bomblets do not explode when they hit the ground, but they can go off later creating an indefinite minefield, which poses a severe threat to civilians and children long after the conflict is over.
Cluster bombs are actually a conglomeration of weapons. When released from an aircraft, they splinter into hundreds, even thousands, of bomblets that land over a large area.
All bomblets do not explode when they hit the ground, but they can go off later creating an indefinite minefield, which poses a severe threat to civilians and children long after the conflict is over.
