![An American cluster bomb from the 1980s with a failure rate of at least 5%.](/content/images/size/w1304/2023/07/us-cluster-munition.jpg)
Groups oppose U.S. equipping Ukraine with cluster munitions
The weapons are banned under a Geneva-based treaty adopted by 111 nations, but not the U.S., Ukraine or Russia. Certain types are still permitted if they can self-destruct.
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The weapons are banned under a Geneva-based treaty adopted by 111 nations, but not the U.S., Ukraine or Russia. Certain types are still permitted if they can self-destruct.
At least 5,554 people were killed or wounded last year because they stepped on a land mine or other unexploded devices from war, a new report found.