U.S. senators are split on President Joe Biden’s decision to arm Ukraine with cluster munitions, with some members of both parties condemning the move and others supporting it.
Mr. Biden announced on July 7 that he had made the “very difficult decision” to arm Ukrainians with cluster munitions, also known as cluster bombs, a controversial armament banned by more than 100 countries. The United States, Ukraine, and Russia are not parties to the international treaty banning the weapon.
Cluster munitions, which release a series of “bomblets” when on or above a targeted location, can pose risks to civilians long after a conflict ends due to the possibility of unexploded bomblets, which can be costly and difficult to remove….