America risks losing the moral high ground by supplying Ukraine with a weapon banned by much of the world, so why are they supplying it?
Globally, civilians represent 97% of cluster munition casualties, according to a report last year by the Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor - an organisation that seeks to ban them altogether.By supplying the weapon, there is a clear risk to civilians, not now necessarily, but in the future. The legacy of unexploded cluster bomblets is evident on former battlefields globally.How could cluster bombs impact Ukraine war?by supplying a weapon banned by much of the world.
America holds a vast dormant stockpile of cluster munitions. They could shift the momentum significantly on the ground, wiping out heavily dug in Russian troops.
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