Cluster Bombs
Cluster Bombs : Canisters containing numerous small explosive devices or submunitions (bomblets, grenades, anti-personnel or anti-vehicle mines) that open in mid-air, scattering tiny shards of steel over a wide area. The explosives may be delivered by aircraft, rocket, or by artillery projectiles. Depending on the type, the sub munitions are activated by an internal fuse, and can detonate above ground, at impact, or in a delayed mode. The failure rate for cluster munitions has been placed between 5%-30%. Failed munitions remain on the ground and may explode with the slightest touch, when picked up, stepped on or kicked. These munitions become less stable and therefore more dangerous with each passing year. (OCHA)
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