Tuesday, 20 May 2008

Global move to ban cluster bombs - 19 May 2008

Cluster bombs have killed and maimed thousands of civilians across the world.

Now there's a global move to ban their use. Delegates from more than 100 countries have gathered in Dublin to try to secure an anti-cluster munitions treaty.

However, perhaps more notable are those not attending, including the United States, China and Russia ... the world's biggest producers of cluster bombs.

The US instead wants non-binding guidelines on the use of the weapon, as Anand Naidoo reports.

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