However, the discussions in Ireland did not involve the biggest makers and users of cluster bombs: the United States, Russia, China, Israel, India and Pakistan.
The latest draft of the treaty, obtained by The Associated Press, allows countries that outlaw cluster bombs to continue to cooperate militarily with non-signatory nations.
RE: Another Meaningless International Arms Control Treaty
"But critics complain the explosives often fail to detonate and later inflict a terrible cost on civilians, from farmers who strike bomblets in their fields to children who mistake them for playthings."
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"But critics complain the explosives often fail to detonate and later inflict a terrible cost on civilians, from farmers who strike bomblets in their fields to children who mistake them for playthings."
.....lots of munitions fail to function, not just submunitions. Another lame as rule to attempt to civilize warfare. F
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"But critics complain the explosives often fail to detonate and later inflict a terrible cost on civilians, from farmers who strike bomblets in their fields to children who mistake them for playthings."
Another lame as rule to attempt to civilize warfare. F
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So, does that mean we have 8 years to find someone to drop all our Mk20 Rockeye bombs upon? I think, if we pull together as a nation, we can get it done.[8D]
RE: Another Meaningless International Arms Control Treaty
I fail to see how a treaty (1) stemming from a meeting in which a subject nation was not present and (2) has not been agreed to by the subject nation can be thought to be binding on the subject nation.
Thus, this is much ado about nothing and has no effect on US, Russia, China, India, Pakistan, and Israel. Pretty much like debating how many angels may dance on the head ofa pin.
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you knoe the only people who would probably follow this rule is USA. I wished somewtimes we would just laugh in the faces of some of these little meets and have a look of astonishment they would even ask us to join in, Like pollution, we are pretty much the only coubtry villified and pretty much the only one that taxes or fines our compaqnies into oblivion to follow the rule. Like say a China gives a darn whether any countries like gthem or not,,
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Thus, this is much ado about nothing and has no effect on US, Russia, China, India, Pakistan, and Israel. Pretty much like debating how many angels may dance on the head ofa pin
Unless we get some whiney liberal POTUS who wants to pander to the anti-war types. Napalm was one of the best anti-personnel weapons in the US conventional arsenal. Anti-war types whined and caterwauled about napalm and then it went away. No more flame throwers or fire bombs.
Another Meaningless International Arms Control Treaty
