Here's what you need to know about cluster munitions, which shower a region in a deadly rain of "bomblets." Dan was a writer on CNET's How-To and Thought Leadership teams. His byline has appeared ...

Cluster bombs or cluster munitions are a type of explosive that contain many other, smaller explosives. These smaller explosives, also called sub-munitions or bomblets, spread over a wider area ...

Proponents of banning cluster bombs say they kill indiscriminately and endanger civilians long after their use. ... Cluster munitions were also used in the Balkan wars in the 1990s.

Cluster munitions are typically anti-personnel weapons that eject dozens of explosive bomblets when detonated. Whether dropped from aircraft or fired from artillery, cluster bombs can scatter ...

The United States has announced that it is sending cluster munitions to Ukraine to help its military push back Russian forces entrenched along the front lines. The administration of Joe Biden said ...

A convention banning the use of cluster bombs has been joined by more than 120 countries, but the U.S., Russia and Ukraine haven't signed on.

Ukraine’s ambassador to the United States reportedly said Russia used a vacuum bomb during its invasion of the country and rights groups have accused Russia of using cluster bombs during the ...

In 2008, the year that the Convention on Cluster Munitions was drafted and opened to signatories, President George W. Bush’s administration issued guidance regarding the Pentagon’s use of the weapon.

A cluster munition is a bomb that opens in the air and releases smaller “bomblets” across a wide area. The bomblets are designed to take out tanks and equipment, as well as troops, hitting ...