What is Cluster bomb?
[[File:Demonstration cluster bomb.jpg|thumb|A demonstration cluster bomb with smaller bombs inside a warhead. Photo likely from the 1960s]] A '''cluster bomb''', or '''cluster munition''', is an [[explosive]] device. It [[explosion|explodes]] in the [[air]] or on the ground, and releases many smaller bombs. It is an [[anti-personnel weapon]] because it kills or maims people, not armoured [[vehicles]]. They were used a lot during the [[Vietnam War]] and have been used in the wars in [[Iraq]] and [[Afghanistan]]. They are considered illegal by over 100 countries. These countries have signed the ''Convention on Cluster Munitions'' adopted in May 2008. ==Related pages== *[[Russian invasion of Ukraine]] {{military-stub}} [[category:Explosives]]