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Cluster bombs

Nature

Cluster bombs are composed of 202 small bomblets which are scattered and designed to explode on impact. When they fail to detonate – 5 percent are typically duds – they effectively become antipersonnel mines.

Incidence

Cluster bombs are often used by U.S. forces. Human Rights Watch estimated in a recent report on Afghanistan that 12,400 unexploded bomblets remain on the ground and have killed or injured 127 civilians since October 2001.

Broader

Aggravates

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #16: Peace and Justice Strong Institutions

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(D) Detailed problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Defence » Arms
  • Fundamental sciences » Mathematics
  • Content quality
    Unpresentable
     Unpresentable
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    J3852
    DOCID
    12038520
    D7NID
    147507
    Last update
    Oct 4, 2020