submunitions
Cluster bomb contents
Submunitions are smaller explosive devices contained within a larger weapon—typically a bomb, missile, or artillery shell—that disperses them over a target area.
A cluster bomb releases dozens or hundreds of submunitions to cover a wide zone.
Because a percentage fail to detonate on impact, unexploded submunitions pose long-term dangers to civilians, leading many nations to ban them.
Small munitions from clusters
- minesOre extraction sites
- grenadesSmall thrown explosive devices
- skeetShotgun target sport
- anti-personnelDesigned to injure humans
incendiary · penetrator · smart · unitary · dual-purpose
Small munitions from clusters
- dispersalSpreading in many directions
- payloadCarried freight or charge
- ejectorDevice that expels objects
- containerThing for storing items
cassette · deployment · release · mechanism · airdrop · saturation · carpet · dispenser
Breaking into smaller pieces
- shrapnelScattered explosion fragments
- penetrationEntry into something
- blastSudden forceful burst
- pelletsSmall compressed spheres
splinters · projectiles · casualties · trauma · lethality · armor-piercing · wound · footprint
Multi-field professional abbreviation
- banOfficial restriction on something
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- OsloNorway's chief city
- conventionAgreed standard of behavior
prohibition · stockpile · destruction · compliance · ratification · advocacy · moratorium
Failed to discharge
- dudsClothes or failures
- area-denialBlocking territory through threat
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
demining · remnants · blinds · persistence · humanitarian · post-conflict · cleanup
bomblets
Small munitions from clusters
anti-personnel · incendiary · penetrator · smart · unitary · dual-purpose
bomblets
Small munitions from clusters
- dispersalSpreading in many directions
- payloadCarried freight or charge
- ejectorDevice that expels objects
container · cassette · deployment · release · mechanism · airdrop · saturation · carpet · dispenser · canister
fragmentation
Breaking into smaller pieces
- shrapnelScattered explosion fragments
- penetrationEntry into something
- blastSudden forceful burst
pellets · splinters · projectiles · casualties · trauma · lethality · armor-piercing · wound · footprint · coverage
CCM
Multi-field professional abbreviation
convention · prohibition · stockpile · destruction · compliance · ratification · advocacy · moratorium
unexploded
Failed to discharge
- dudsClothes or failures
- area-denialBlocking territory through threat
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
clearance · demining · remnants · blinds · persistence · humanitarian · post-conflict · cleanup