Australia removed custer bombs from their stockpile awhile back. It also came up during the 2003 Gulf War where Australia refused to escort American aircraft if they were carrying cluster bombs. Australia was a member of the anit-mine pact agreement.
I understand the usefulness of the bombs, and agree with what Britain is doing by getting rid of the dumb cluster weapons. Haveing timers to detonate leftover cluster orderance is smart as it reduces the risk to civilians as well as your own troop who will most likley try and occupy the place where you droped the weapons.
Your going to have duds despite the best effots of all. I just hope the weapons never have to be used for real.
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