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Politics@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 years ago

There is no legal reason the US can’t supply cluster bombs to Ukraine – but that doesn’t justify Biden's decision to do so

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There is no legal reason the US can’t supply cluster bombs to Ukraine – but that doesn’t justify Biden's decision to do so

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Politics@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 years ago

The US administration said that it had received ‘written assurances’ from Ukraine that it would use cluster bombs carefully. Nonetheless, the munition will provide an additional risk to civilians.

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I think this page here will help you out with all that kind of information:

https://www.state.gov/u-s-arms-sales-and-defense-trade

It looks like the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs handle approvals in the State Department.

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