The 'Australian Network to Ban Landmines',
https://independentaustralia.net/life/life-display/cluster-bombs-are-our-voices-being-heard,3550 in 2011.
12 years later, Cluster Bombs are still being used.
The most commonly quoted statistics used internationally are that civilians make up 98% of the victims of cluster bombs, and up to one third of these are children. quote source
Why the Fuss About Cluster Bombs
No war is pretty, and no weapon is gentle on its victims. What distinguishes cluster munitions from the usual run of the mill weapon is that they fall into a category called “legacy weapons”. Legacy weapons are those weapons which continue killing indiscriminately for years after a conflict ends.
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