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Pentagon to roll back restrictions on land mine use

Defense News // 4 years ago

Pentagon to roll back restrictions on land mine use

The U.S. government announced Friday that it plans to roll back prohibitions on land mine use, saying the previous policy could place troops "at a severe disadvantage during a conflict against our adversaries."

Elon Musk, world tech leaders, call for ban on killer robots

World News // 6 years ago

Elon Musk, world tech leaders, call for ban on killer robots

Several global robotics technology leaders, including Tesla founder Elon Musk, called for a ban on "lethal autonomous weapons," also known as killer robots.

Saudi-led airstrike near Yemeni capital kills dozens of civilians

World News // 8 years ago

Saudi-led airstrike near Yemeni capital kills dozens of civilians

A Saudi-led airstrike against Houthi rebels near the Yemeni capital of Sanaa killed at least 30 people, mostly civilians, according to witnesses and officials.

Rights group: Saudi Arabia used cluster bombs in Yemen bombing campaign

World News // 8 years ago

Rights group: Saudi Arabia used cluster bombs in Yemen bombing campaign

Human Rights Watch says the Saudi-led coalition against Houthi rebels in Yemen used U.S.-manufactured cluster bombs that several countries have banned.

Special Reports // 1 decade ago

HRW accuses Syria of using cluster bombs

Human Rights Watch said Wednesday there's evidence the Syrian government is using banned cluster bombs in a new offense against its people.

Special Reports // 1 decade ago

'Machines' may decide battelfield outcomes

The military use of automated vehicles in deploying lethal force makes it easier to go to war and raises many legal questions, a U.N. official said from Geneva.

Special Reports // 1 decade ago

Beware of killer robots, rights group says

So-called killer robots could pose major legal questions if military forces develop them to be completely autonomous, Human Rights Watch said from London.

Special Reports // 1 decade ago

Rights group warns against Syrian bomblets

Syrian forces are using cluster munitions against civilian targets, with more than 100 sites hit in the last six months, Human Rights Watch said.

U.S. News // 1 decade ago

Rights group: Syria using cluster bombs

The Syrian government's "relentless" use of cluster bombs against rebels is contributing to rising civilian casualties, human rights advocates said.

World News // 1 decade ago

Syrian airstrikes in Damascus suburbs

A military official in Cairo questioned suggestions that cluster munitions uncovered in Syria were manufactured by an Egyptian company.

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If it is unacceptable for foreign militaries to use these weapons, why would it be acceptable for the U.S. military to use them
Group to Obama: Ban cluster bomb use Mar 12, 2009

The cluster bomb treaty will save countless lives by stigmatizing a weapon that kills civilians even after the fighting ends
Treaty will ban cluster bombs Dec 02, 2008

We'd love to see Washington, Moscow, and the others sign the treaty, but we think the ban will so stigmatize cluster bombs that even those who don't join now will be deterred from using the weapon
Treaty will ban cluster bombs Dec 02, 2008

We are here to ban cluster munitions, not to create loopholes that would make it easier for the United States to use them
Claim: U.S. trying to undercut bomb treaty May 22, 2008

Only a global treaty that bans cluster munitions will prevent such tragedies in the future
Israeli cluster bombs illegal, HRW says Feb 17, 2008