Tag: Cluster munitions

The Multiplying Horror of Cluster Munitions Use in Ukraine

August 21, 2023 Richard Krushnic

by Richard Krushnic and Jacqueline King In a dismaying intensification of the Ukraine war, President Biden announced in early July that the US would begin sending cluster munitions to Ukraine. The decision met with widespread domestic and international opprobrium, including statements against cluster munitions by […]

Mass Peace Activists Urge Congress to Stop Biden From Sending Cluster Munitions to Ukraine

July 7, 2023 Evelyn Miller

(Cambridge) July 7 – The Biden administration announced today its decision to provide cluster munition to Ukraine. Cluster bombs are known to cause grievous injury to civilians, particularly children, and are internationally banned under the The Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) established in 2008. A […]