{"id":1967452,"date":"2023-07-08T12:31:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-08T16:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-grants-ukraine-banned-cluster-bombs-defies-us-law-and-international-human-rights-treaty\/"},"modified":"2023-07-08T12:34:00","modified_gmt":"2023-07-08T16:34:00","slug":"biden-grants-ukraine-banned-cluster-bombs-defies-us-law-and-international-human-rights-treaty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-grants-ukraine-banned-cluster-bombs-defies-us-law-and-international-human-rights-treaty\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden disregards US law and international treaty, allows Ukraine access to banned &#8216;cluster bombs&#8217;."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-grants-ukraine-banned-cluster-bombs-defies-us-law-and-international-human-rights-treaty%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1967452&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>President Joe Biden Promises to Supply Ukraine with Cluster Bombs, Drawing Criticism<\/h2>\n<p>President Joe Biden has reportedly promised to supply Ukraine with cluster bombs, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-raphael-warnock-file\/\" title=\"The Raphael Warnock File\">drawing strong rebukes<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anal-rape-with-a-stick-bbc-report-details-systemic-rape-in-uighur-concentration-camps\/\" title=\"\u2018Anal Rape With A Stick\u2019: BBC Report Details Systemic Rape In Uighur Concentration Camps\">human rights groups<\/a> who warn of the potential for civilian deaths. The decision to provide Ukraine with M864 artillery shells fired from 155mm howitzers, as part of Biden&#8217;s $800 million military aid package, has sparked controversy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Cluster munitions will be used extremely carefully, specifically to minimize risks to civilians \u2013 White House <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7NEHPGhOKc\">pic.twitter.com\/7NEHPGhOKc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Spriter Team (@SpriterTeam) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpriterTeam\/status\/1677398791224172549?\">July 7, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Cluster munitions, which splinter into smaller submunitions known as &#8220;bomblets,&#8221; cover a large area. However, concerns arise due to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cotton-u-s-armys-affirmative-action-for-women-is-going-to-get-people-killed\/\" title=\"Cotton: U.S. Army\u2019s Affirmative Action For Women \u2018Is Going To Get People Killed\u2019\">high failure rate<\/a> of cluster bombs, as they often fail to detonate upon impact and become dangerous land mines for unsuspecting civilians. These unexploded bomblets, or &#8220;duds,&#8221; can remain active for decades.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Cluster bombs are canisters that carry dozens of smaller bombs.<\/p>\n<p>While they are designed to explode on impact, as many as 30% do not, making them a risk to civilians for years.<\/p>\n<p>Over 90% of recorded cluster bomb casualties are civilians, of which nearly half are children.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZLsVljnyMn\">pic.twitter.com\/ZLsVljnyMn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joshua Reed Eakle (@JoshEakle) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoshEakle\/status\/1677341537754050563?\">July 7, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While modern cluster munitions supplied to Ukraine have been designed to reduce the number of duds, their use may still violate U.S. law. Testing in 2020 showed that the Pentagon had managed to keep the dud rate below 2.35 percent. However, since 2017, Congress has prohibited the use of cluster munitions with a failure rate exceeding 1 percent.<\/p>\n<p>Cluster bombs have been banned in over 100 countries that have joined the Convention on Cluster Munitions. However, the United States, Russia, and Ukraine have not made the same commitment.<\/p>\n<p>Both Russia and Ukraine have reportedly used cluster munitions during their ongoing conflict, resulting in civilian casualties. Russia deployed cluster bombs at least 16 times last year, causing numerous deaths and injuries among civilians, according to Human Rights Watch. Similarly, Ukraine&#8217;s use of cluster munitions in Russian-controlled areas has resulted in civilian deaths and injuries.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Last year Jen Psaki said Russia using cluster bombs was a war crime<\/p>\n<p>Today the Biden Admin is sending cluster bombs to Ukraine <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3mAzjJliiM\">pic.twitter.com\/3mAzjJliiM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jack Poso  (@JackPosobiec) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JackPosobiec\/status\/1677421967450730496?\">July 7, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Human Rights Watch has called for both sides to cease using cluster munitions and for the U.S. to halt its supply of these weapons. The Cluster Munition Coalition, dedicated to eradicating cluster bombs, has expressed shock and disapproval of the United States&#8217; decision to transfer banned cluster munitions to Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Biden administration&#8217;s decision to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-faces-strong-opposition-from-his-own-party-on-cluster-munitions\/\" title=\"Biden's Party Opposes Cluster Munitions\">transfer cluster munitions<\/a> will contribute to the terrible casualties suffered by Ukrainian civilians both immediately and in the years to come,&#8221; said Paul Hannon, vice chairman of the coalition&#8217;s governance board. &#8220;Russia and Ukraine&#8217;s use of cluster munitions only adds to Ukraine&#8217;s already massive contamination from explosive remnants and landmines.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-grants-ukraine-banned-cluster-bombs-defies-us-law-international-human-rights-treaty\/\">Biden Grants Ukraine Banned &#8216;Cluster Bombs&#8217; \u2013 Defies US Law and International Human Rights Treaty<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden&#8217;s reported promise to provide Ukraine with cluster bombs has sparked criticism from human rights organizations. The use of these banned munitions is feared to cause civilian casualties. The Pentagon plans to supply Ukraine with M864 artillery shells fired from 155mm howitzers, as per The Washington Post&#8217;s Thursday report.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2043,"featured_media":1967453,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1967452","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1967452","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2043"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1967452"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1967452\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1967453"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1967452"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1967452"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1967452"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}