U.S. is considering sending cluster munitions to Ukraine, officials say
The U.S. is leaning toward providing cluster munitions to
Ukraine, and the announcement could come as early next month, two senior U.S. officials said.
A third U.S. official said the U.S. is considering providing dual purpose improved conventional munitions, or DPICMs, to Ukraine but declined to provide any timeline for an announcement.
DPICMs are surface-to-surface warheads that explode and disperse multiple small munitions or bombs over wide areas — bringing more widespread destruction than single rounds. The rounds can be shape charges that penetrate armored vehicles, or they can shatter or fragment to be more dangerous and deadly for personnel.
Some human rights groups oppose the use of cluster munitions because unexploded bomblets can explode after battle and injure or kill civilians.
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