Cluster Bombs

Lots of us have seen the the terrible injuries caused by the Cluster Bombs in various part of the world. The problem is that the civilians specially children are getting injured by the left over bombs on the ground.

100 nations have agreed to ban the bombs. Wicked!

Bombs simplified:

1. The cluster bomb, in this case a CBU-87, is dropped from a plane and can fly about nine miles before releasing its load of about 200 bomblets.
2. The canister starts to spin and opens at an altitude between 1,000m and 100m, spraying the bomblets across a wide area.
3. Each bomblet is the size of a soft drink can and contains hundreds of metal pieces. When it explodes, it can cause deadly injuries up to 25m away.

4. Some of the bombs do not explode and they can dormant on the ground for years. But can explode if not handled properly. (I added this bit)
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