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Cluster Munitions

  • Cluster Convention Set to Enter Into Force
    Arms Control Today
    March 4, 2010

    The United Nations received the 30th instrument of ratification for the Convention on Cluster Munitions on Feb. 16, setting the treaty to enter into force Aug. 1.

    Cluster munitions are bombs, rockets, and artillery shells that disperse smaller submunitions over broad areas. They sometimes strike civilians or fail to explode initially, later injuring or killing military forces and noncombatants. International outrage at the use of these weapons by Israel and Hezbollah in the summer of 2006 led to the so-called Oslo process and ultimately the treaty, which was opened for signature and ratification in December 2008.
  • MEDIA ADVISORY: Arms Experts Urge United States to Reconsider Cluster Munitions Policy as New Treaty Reaches 30th Ratification - Entry Into Force in August
    Press Room
    February 17, 2010

    The United Nations received the 30th instrument of ratification for the Convention on Cluster Munitions, setting the treaty to enter into force August 1. Thus far the United States has not supported the accord, but arms experts at the Arms Control Association urged the Obama administration to reconsider its policy on the weapons and move toward joining the treaty.
  • News Briefs
    Arms Control Today
    January 14, 2010

    Short updates on a range of topics.
  • Countries Ban Investment in Cluster Munitions
    Arms Control Today
    December 4, 2009

    Pursuing what some say is a logical step required for the implementation of the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM), several countries have taken action at the national level by barring investment in companies that produce cluster munitions.
  • Work on Cluster Munitions Extended Again
    Arms Control Today
    December 4, 2009

    In what has now become an annual occurrence, delegates to a meeting of states-parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) agreed in November to continue work on proposals specifically addressing cluster munitions after failing to reach consensus during the past year. Meanwhile, a different treaty on the weapons grew closer to the number of ratifying states needed for its entry into force, drawing into question the role of future CCW efforts on the topic.
  • MEDIA ADVISORY: ACA Experts Urge Thorough U.S. Mine Ban Policy Review and Accession to Treaty
    Press Room
    December 2, 2009

    ACA experts welcome administration decision for thorough review of U.S. landmine policy. Urge the administration to conduct their policy review in a thorough and expeditious manner and in consultation with nongovernmental humanitarian and arms control experts.
  • CCW Extends Work on Clusters Protocol
    Arms Control Today
    May 8, 2009
  • U.S. Limits Clusters; Global Efforts Ongoing
    Arms Control Today
    March 31, 2009
  • Experts Urge Obama Administration to Reconsider Landmine Policy on Mine Ban 10th Anniversary
    Press Room
    February 27, 2009

    To mark the tenth anniversary of the highly successful Mine Ban Treaty, arms control experts are calling on President Obama to get in line with key U.S. allies and the international community by bringing the United States into the agreement. (Continue)
  • ACA Joins in Calling for Obama to Review Cluster Munitions and Landmine Policy
    Links
    February 10, 2009

    Letter to the Obama Administration from 67 national organizations, requesting a review of U.S. policy on landmines and cluster bombs.