New UK law bans use , production , and stockpiling of cluster munitions . Cluster bombs break apart in flight scattering hundreds of smaller bomblets . They are banned by the UN because they can be used to kill civilians or civilian objects without warning.
New UK law bans use , production , and stockpiling of cluster munitions . Cluster bombs break apart in flight scattering hundreds of smaller bomblets . ICRC describes bombs as a `` persistent humanitarian problem '' 104 countries have agreed to a treaty banning all cluster bombs .