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Old February 20th, 2017, 07:40 PM

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Default Re: Cluster Munitions after CCM?

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Not sure if the same applies to cluster munitions. Cluster Bombs were taken out of RAF service in 2008 but as of 2012 UK still had stocks that had not been destroyed.

In general terms arms control treaties never favour anyone except those who don't sign them and those who cheat.

The UK asserted that it had destroyed ALL its stockpiles of the weapons by 2013.(in reality it seems a lot were sold to Saudi Arabia...)
Yes well I would probably have sooner dropped them on Saudi, but that's just me...
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