Hi, Cluster bombs are a uniquely inhumane weapon of war. These bombs scatter many smaller bombs over large areas, presenting immediate threats to civilians during armed conflicts. Cluster munitions continue to pose a threat post-conflict by leaving behind little bombs that fail to explode, becoming de facto landmines.1 More than 110 countries have signed onto an international treaty that prohibits the use, production, transfer, and stockpiling of cluster bombs.2 But the United States is not one of those countries. A renewed push in Congress to ban cluster bombs is brewing and we need a groundswell of grassroots supporters behind this important fight. Sign the petition: Tell Congress to ban the sale of cluster bombs. This is not a theoretical issue — the U.S. government has used cluster munitions with devastating consequences in Southeast Asia in the 1960s and 1970s, the Persian Gulf in 1991, the former Yugoslavia in 1999, as well as Afghanistan, Iraq, and Yemen since the turn of the century.3 The U.S. government also recently supplied Ukraine with cluster bombs. Southeast Asian nations are still trying to clear these long-ago dropped munitions from civilian areas.4 The long-lasting carnage of these weapons cannot be fully known. Large swaths of countries are plagued with landmines because of U.S. use of cluster bombs decades ago. The U.S. government should never use these weapons again and never sell these weapons to other countries. It’s time to end cluster bomb use now. Add your name: No more cluster bombs! Congress must ban the sale of these weapons now. Thanks for taking action, Sources:
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