Should the U.S. be sending cluster bombs to Ukraine?

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Fri, July 14, 2023 at 11:12 AM PDT·6 min read

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The United States agreed last week to provide Ukraine withcluster bombsto aid its counteroffensive against Russia, despite concerns from human rights groups and American allies about collateral damage the controversial weapons may cause.

President Biden toldCNNthat he made the “difficult decision” to add cluster bombs to the stockpiles being sent to Ukraine over fears that the country’s munitions were running low after intense fighting to hold off invading Russian forces for nearly a year and a half. “The main thing is, they either have the weapons to stop the Russians now … or they…

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