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Tanks, jets, long-range missiles and now cluster munitions. There’s a growing list of weapons requested by Ukraine that the United States initially denied but then approved sending anyway.
Despite much of the high-tech weaponry and electronic warfare in use in Ukraine, the frontlines look more like something from World War I, just with better guns. Artillery is still the deciding factor in most battlefield engagements, which Russia has more of while Ukraine is running out of ammunition.
To make up for the deficit, the latest $800 million weapons package from the U.S. to Ukraine will include controversial cluster munition artillery shells to be fired from 155 mm Howitzer cannons.
Officially known as dual purpose improved conventional munitions; they’re designed to increase the kill zone of a single projectile. They are packed with bomblets that disperse while the shell is still in the air.
One DPICM can take out multiple armored vehicles. When it comes to trench warfare, the ability to disperse bomblets from the air above enemy positions is why DPICMs came to be known as “steel rain” during Operation Desert Storm.
Pentagon press secretary Gen. Pat Ryder said the munitions are “clearly a capability that would be useful in any type of offensive operations. I would note that the Russians have already been employing cluster munitions on the battlefield, many which include a very high dud rate reportedly.”
The “dud rate” is the percentage of bomblets that don’t detonate. Even when used in optimal conditions, not every bomblet will explode. Some land in water, or mud or other soft area. Sometimes the unexploded ordinance is found years later and then explodes.
When used in open fields or areas where pinpoint artillery might not be the most effective, however, cluster munitions are the weapon of choice. The U.S. used cluster munitions in every major war since Korea. Even the supreme allied commander of NATO called DPICMs “very effective weapons.”
Be that as it may, more than 120 nations have bans in place on cluster munitions. In the U.S., it’s typically against the law to sell or transfer cluster weapons with a dud rate higher than 1%. The cluster weapons the U.S. wants to send Ukraine has a dud rate between 2-3%. Some watchdog groups said it’s higher.
To get around the law, President Joe Biden will invoke part of the Foreign Assistance Act which allows presidents to send aid and weapons to foreign countries, despite restrictions, so long as the transfer is of vital interest to U.S. national security. Former President Donald Trump waived the same prohibitions in 2021 when he allowed the export of cluster munition technology to South Korea.
The White House has reportedly been mulling the decision to send cluster munitions to Ukraine for some time. The fact the Ukrainians are already using cluster munitions on Ukrainian soil reportedly made the decision easier for the Biden administration.
Human Rights Watch called on Russia and Ukraine to stop using cluster munitions and urged the U.S. not to supply them. The group said that both Russian and Ukrainian forces have used the weapons, which have killed Ukrainian civilians.
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TANKS, JETS, LONG-RANGE MISSILES AND NOW CLUSTER MUNITIONS. THERE’S A GROWING LIST OF WEAPONS REQUESTED BY UKRAINE THAT THE UNITED STATES INITIALLY DENIED BUT THEN APPROVED SENDING ANYWAY.
DESPITE MUCH OF THE HIGH-TECH WEAPONRY AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE IN USE IN UKRAINE, THE FRONTLINES LOOK MORE LIKE SOMETHING FROM WORLD WAR ONE, JUST WITH BETTER GUNS. ARTILLERY IS STILL THE DECIDING FACTOR IN MOST BATTLEFIELD ENGAGEMENTS. RUSSIA HAS MORE AND UKRAINE IS RUNNING OUT OF AMMUNITION.
TO MAKE UP FOR THE DEFICIT, THE LATEST $800 MILLION WEAPONS PACKAGE FROM THE U.S. TO UKRAINE WILL INCLUDE CONTROVERSIAL CLUSTER MUNITION ARTILLERY SHELLS TO BE FIRED FROM 155 MM HOWITZER CANNONS.
OFFICIALLY KNOWN AS DUAL PURPOSE IMPROVED CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS, THEY’RE DESIGNED TO INCREASE THE KILL ZONE OF A SINGLE PROJECTILE. THEY ARE PACKED WITH BOMBLETS THAT DISPERSE WHILE THE SHELL IS STILL IN THE AIR. ONE DPICM CAN TAKE OUT MULTIPLE ARMORED VEHICLES. AND WHEN IT COMES TO TRENCH WARFARE, THE ABILITY TO DISPERSE BOMBLETS FROM THE AIR ABOVE ENEMY POSITIONS IS WHY DPICMs CAME TO BE KNOWN AS STEEL RAIN DURING OPERATION DESERT STORM.
General Patrick Ryder: So clearly a capability that would be useful in any type of offensive operations. I would note that the Russians have already been employing cluster munitions on the battlefield, many with very which include a very high dud rate reportedly.
THE DUD RATE IS THE PERCENTAGE OF BOMBLETS THAT DON’T DETONATE. EVEN WHEN USED IN OPTIMAL CONDITIONS, NOT EVERY BOMBLET WILL EXPLODE. SOME LAND IN WATER, OR MUD OR OTHER SOFT AREA. SOMETIMES THE UNEXPLODED ORDINANCE IS FOUND YEARS LATER AND THEN EXPLODES.
BUT WHEN USED IN OPEN FIELDS OR AREAS WHERE PINPOINT ARTILLERY MIGHT NOT BE THE MOST EFFECTIVE, CLUSTER MUNITIONS ARE THE WEAPON OF CHOICE. THE U.S. USED CLUSTER MUNITIONS IN EVERY MAJOR WAR SINCE KOREA. EVEN THE SUPREME ALLIED COMMANDER OF NATO CALLED DPICMs VERY EFFECTIVE WEAPONS.
BE THAT AS IT MAY, MORE THAN 120 NATIONS HAVE BANS IN PLACE ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS. IN THE U.S., IT’S TYPICALLY AGAINST THE LAW TO SELL OR TRANSFER CLUSTER WEAPONS WITH A DUD RATE HIGHER THAN 1%. THE CLUSTER WEAPONS THE U.S. WANTS TO SEND UKRAINE HAS A DUD RATE BETWEEN 2-3%. SOME WATCHDOG GROUPS SAY IT’S HIGHER.
TO GET AROUND THE LAW, PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN WILL INVOKE PART OF THE FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT WHICH ALLOWS PRESIDENTS TO SEND AID AND WEAPONS TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES, DESPITE RESTRICTIONS, SO LONG AS THE TRANSFER IS OF VITAL INTEREST TO U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY.
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U.S. Reportedly Sending Cluster Bombs To Ukraine—Here’s Why They Are So Controversial
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Germany Opposes Sending Cluster Munitions To Ukraine
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USA probably wants to supply Ukraine with controversial cluster munitions
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Ukraine: US plans to send Ukraine cluster munitions: Officials
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US to Send Cluster Munitions to Ukraine, but Why Is This Move So Controversial?
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Why the US is now willing to send Ukraine cluster munitions
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U.S. will provide cluster munitions to Ukraine as part of a new milita
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US mulls sending Ukraine cluster munitions in latest weapon opinion…
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US to select ‘lower dud’ cluster munitions for Ukraine
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The US will provide cluster munitions to Ukraine as part of a new military aid package: AP sources
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US plans to supply Ukraine with cluster munitions, say officials
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Human Rights Watch warns US against sending cluster munitions to Ukraine
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Pentagon will select ‘lower dud’ cluster munitions for Ukraine, if provided
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US plans to send Ukraine cluster munitions: officials
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The United States sends cluster bombs to the war in Ukraine: What are they, who uses them and why does Biden decide to send them now?
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LIVE. “US about to deliver controversial cluster munitions to Ukraine” – Belarusian leader: “Prigozhin back in Russia”
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U.S. to Send Cluster Munitions to Bolster Ukraine’s Fight Against Dug-In Russians
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Ukraine live ticker: USA checks supply of cluster munitions
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Biden admin moves to give ‘cluster bombs’ to Ukraine despite humanitarian concerns
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US plans to supply Ukraine with cluster munitions-officials
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Biden Agrees with Congressional Republicans, Will Send Cluster Munitions to Ukraine
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LIVE | Newspaper: ‘US to deliver controversial cluster munitions to Ukraine’
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US To Send Cluster Munitions to Ukraine
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US to provide cluster munition to Ukraine, $800 million military aid package: Report
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“A War Crime” – Joe Biden Turns US into International Enemy #1 – Will Send Thousands of Cluster Bombs to Ukraine Despite This Being Against US Law and Banned in 120 Countries
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US Set to Greenlight Cluster Bombs for Ukraine – Report
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US ‘to send cluster bombs to Ukraine as part of new military aid package’
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Transfer of cluster munitions to Ukraine: NATO’s reaction
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Human Rights Watch accused the Armed Forces of the use of cluster munitions, which led to the loss of civilians
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Ukraine will receive cluster munitions from the United States
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NATO leaves it up to the allies to send cluster bombs to Ukraine
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Controversial ammunition — USA is apparently ready to deliver cluster bombs to Ukraine
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The US will provide cluster munitions to Ukraine as part of a new military aid package: AP sources
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The United States plans to send cluster bombs to Ukraine
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That’s why cluster bombs are controversial
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US plans to send Ukraine cluster munitions: officials
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Insider: USA will soon announce cluster munitions aid package
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New US military aid package will include cluster munitions
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US wants to send cluster munitions to Ukraine
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What are the cluster munitions the US is expected to supply Ukraine and why are they so controversial? – Egypt Independent
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Should Ukraine receive cluster munitions despite international ostracism?
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Germany opposes sending cluster munitions to Ukraine, minister says
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UN against use of cluster munitions in Ukraine
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+++ News in the Ukraine war +++: Cluster munitions for Ukraine
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New US military aid package will include cluster munitions
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Great danger for civilians: USA examines supply of cluster munitions to Ukraine
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Will the US even send cluster bombs to Ukraine
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Biden approves sending cluster munitions to Ukraine
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The US will provide cluster munitions to Ukraine as part of a new military aid package: AP sources
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The controversial cluster bombs that the US will give to Ukraine
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US expected to send controversial cluster munitions to Ukraine in fight against Russia: Officials
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White House sources: US to supply Ukraine with cluster munitions
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US wants to send controversial cluster munitions to Ukraine
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US Decision on Sending Cluster Munitions to Ukraine Expected This Week
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Why US cluster munitions are helping Ukraine so much — and why they are so controversial
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Washington plans to provide Kiev with cluster munitions
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EU Commission wants to withdraw from controversial energy agreement
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That’s why cluster bombs are controversial
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US plans to send Ukraine cluster munitions – officials
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Media: The United States decided to transfer cluster bombs to Ukraine. This will be announced by the end of the week
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Germany opposes delivery of cluster munitions to Ukraine, diplomacy chief said
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USA decides to supply cluster munitions to Armed Forces of Ukraine
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Reuters: US is preparing to transfer cluster munitions to Ukraine in a new military aid package
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Human Rights Watch reported the death of civilians in Izum from AFU cluster munitions and warned the United States against supplying them to Ukraine
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