According to the The Guardian
website, in a news item dated 25th November 2011, Great Britain and a coalition of small and medium-sized countries
have foiled major powers like the USA, China, India and Russia as
regards a revised treaty on cluster bombs which would authorise
“bomblets” produced after 1980. The 2008 Oslo Convention
totally prohibits this type of weapon. Countries like France,
Germany and Italy are criticised for their ambiguous position on the
question of cluster bombs. Every year, cluster bombs are the cause
death of many men, women and children...
In my view, this situation shows us
that the problem of cluster bombs has still not been solved. If the
USA is perhaps willing to accept the Oslo Convention, it is probably
not the case for China or Russia. As a consequence, this
type of treaty unfortunately changes nothing to the real
situation and has only been signed in order to assuage humanitarian
organisations. Cluster bombs are still being used...
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