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More than 100 nations have reached an agreement on a treaty which would ban current designs of cluster bombs.

Diplomats meeting in Dublin agreed to back an international ban on the use of the controversial weapons following 10 days of talks.

But some of the world's main producers and stockpilers - including the US, Russia and China - oppose the move.

Prime Minister Gordon Brown called it a "big step forward to make the world a safer place".

He announced earlier that Britain would be taking cluster bombs out of service.

The final draft of the treaty went before delegates from a total of 109 countries on Wednesday afternoon.

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Originally posted by outlaws93:
just say NO!! to the ban.... cluster bombs are our friends....

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Originally posted by outlaws93:
yup i guess next time he will know better then to go out picking up stuff he dosent know what it is.... you know that old saying courisusity(sp) killed the cat.... if not then maybe you should learn it.... you know that kid did,.....

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Originally posted by NSNN:

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Originally posted by outlaws93:
just say NO!! to the ban.... cluster bombs are our friends....

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Originally posted by thorin001:
And that picture proves what?
One high explosive is much like another to human flesh. Cluster bomb or 2000 lb bomb, both mangle flesh and shatter bone.

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Originally posted by shockey:
To this day about 200 people a year in Laos are killed and maimed by bomblets.
Most are not playing with them, they are plowing a field, diging a fence post, or any of the seemingly inocent activities of life, when boom their leg is gone.
It is estimated that 40% of Laos has about 23 million bomblets laying around waiting to hurt someone.
As a plane captain on a carrier in 1969, I sent many CBU's off. I never expected that almost 40 years later the actions of our crews
would still be harming people.
I see these weapons as a very bad thing but I cannot support a ban on a weapon that is so effictive against the enemy. I wish I had a better option but I dont.

Shockey

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Originally posted by NSNN:

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Originally posted by thorin001:
And that picture proves what?
One high explosive is much like another to human flesh. Cluster bomb or 2000 lb bomb, both mangle flesh and shatter bone.

Guided vs. dummy, and percentage of unexploded ordinance left lying around………

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Originally posted by thorin001:

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Originally posted by NSNN:

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Originally posted by thorin001:
And that picture proves what?
One high explosive is much like another to human flesh. Cluster bomb or 2000 lb bomb, both mangle flesh and shatter bone.

Guided vs. dummy, and percentage of unexploded ordinance left lying around………

There is no such thing as a humane weapon. Only the deluded think that there is. Banning an effective weapon system because somebody may get hurt by it is silly.

Nobody said there was! But we should all strive towards minimizing civilian casualties!

When enemy armor is advancing on my pos I wat DPICM available to stop them. Or are you willing to sacrifice my life to ease your conscience?

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There are dozens of other weapon systems that can stop that hypothetical armor in its tracks.

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Originally posted by NSNN:

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Originally posted by outlaws93:
just say NO!! to the ban.... cluster bombs are our friends....

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Originally posted by NSNN:
There are dozens of other weapon systems that can stop that hypothetical armor in its tracks.
As there are many western armies around the world that don’t use cluster bombs. Are you suggesting they don’t care about their troops?