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"Neither Thailand nor Cambodia has joined the 108 other countries that signed the Convention on Cluster Munitions. It prohibits all use and production of cluster munitions, sets deadlines for their destruction and clearance of contaminated land, and obliges states to support survivors. Major powers like the U.S., Russia and China have also failed to sign the pact." End of story.Made in USA

China, the United States, Israel and Russia do not support the accord, arguing the munitions have legitimate military uses.

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1991 Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia
The US and its allies (France, Saudi Arabia, UK) drop 61,000 cluster bombs containing some 20 million submunitions. The number of cluster munitions delivered by surface-launched artillery and rocket systems during the Gulf War is not known, but an estimated 30 million or more DPICM submunitions were used in the conflict.

2001- 2002 Afghanistan
The US drops 1,228 cluster bombs containing 248,056 bomblets

2003-2006 Iraq
The US and UK use nearly 13,000 cluster munitions containing an estimated 1.8 to 2 million submunitions in the three weeks of major combat. A total of 63 CBU-87 bombs were dropped by US aircraft between May 1, 2003 and August 1, 2006.

2006 Lebanon
Israeli forces use surface-launched and air-dropped cluster munitions against Hezbollah. The UN estimates that Israel used up to 4 million submunitions.

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Landmines have also been banned by 90 countries.

Care to tell everyone how many Cambodia has used.

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Thais hurt in landmine blast

Cambodians accused of 'expanding presence'

02/25/2011

excerpt:

"SI SA KET : Two Thai soldiers have been seriously injured after stepping on landmines while patrolling Phu Ma Khua along the Cambodian border."

"Cambodian troops are ignoring Asean's urgent call for a truce with Thailand by continuing to fire shots in the disputed border area."

"The Bangkok Post accompanied Thai soldiers to the 4.6-square-kilometre disputed area in Si Sa Ket yesterday morning to observe the military presence. The delegation found Cambodia actively expanding its military bases and bunkers in the disputed area after the outbreak of hostilities from Feb 4 to 7."

"Cambodian soldiers have also turned Keo Sikha Kiri Savara pagoda into a military base equipped with anti-aircraft artillery in breach of the bilateral 2000 memorandum of understanding on land demarcation that prohibits any man-made physical changes in the disputed area."

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