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The Bomb Business

Urged by hawks and decision-makers with defense industry investments, the U.S. moves to provide banned cluster munitions to Ukraine.

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Pedro L. Gonzalez
Jul 07, 2023
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Just days after the war in Ukraine began last year, Jen Psaki, then the White House press secretary, was asked by a reporter about Russia’s use of “illegal cluster bombs” on the battlefield. The munitions, which carpet landscapes, are banned in more than 120 countries because they are indiscriminate weapons …

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