The Biden administration has announced that it will begin sending controversial cluster munitions to Ukraine. The shells contain clusters of bombs, and are normally discouraged from use since unexploded bombs can end up killing civilians long after a conflict. So is sending cluster munitions to Ukraine the right choice, and what could this mean for…
What the US Sending Cluster Munitions to Ukraine Means: Max Abrahms
July 17, 2023
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House Votes Down Amendment Stopping Cluster Bombs Going to Ukraine
July 14, 2023
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The U.S. House of Representatives voted down an amendment that would have prohibited the transfer of controversial cluster munitions to Ukraine. On Thursday night, the House voted 147-276 on an amendment to the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to stop the flow of U.S. cluster munitions to Ukrainian forces. The amendment, introduced by Rep….
Businessman Denies Paying ‘Hush Money’ to Man Who Allegedly Planted Hoax Bombs
LONDON—A wealthy businessman has denied he paid “hush money” to a man who had been arrested and accused of planting explosive devices outside the chambers of a top London barrister as part of a “campaign of intimidation.” Jonathan Nuttall, 49, denies conspiracy to plant explosive devices on Sept. 14, 2021; conspiracy to transfer criminal proceedings…
Suicide Bomber Hits Indonesian Police Station, Killing 1
BANDUNG, Indonesia—A terrorist and convicted bomb-maker who was released from prison last year blew himself up Wednesday at a police station on Indonesia’s main island of Java, killing an officer and wounding 11 people, officials said. The attacker entered the Astana Anyar police station with a motorcycle and detonated one of two bombs he was…
US, France Vow to Hold Russia to Account on Ukraine
WASHINGTON/KHERSON, Ukraine—The presidents of the United States and France said they would hold Russia to account for its actions in Ukraine and the European Union reached tentative agreement on an oil price cap to squeeze Moscow’s export earnings. Western powers are trying to rally support for Ukraine, which is reeling from missile and drone attacks…
US Embassy Latest Target in Spate of Letter Bombs in Spain
MADRID—Bomb disposal experts defused a letter bomb at the U.S. Embassy in Madrid on Thursday, the sixth such device sent to high-profile targets in a wave that prompted Spain to step up security and vow not to be deterred from supporting Ukraine. The campaign began with a package sent to Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on…
Colombia Captures 5 People Over Airport Bombing
BOGOTA—Colombia’s police captured five people during raids in the Andean country’s second city Medellin and surrounding areas in connection with a bombing earlier this month at an airport in the northern city of Cucuta, it said on Tuesday. Three people, including two police officers, were killed on Dec. 14 after bombs exploded at the airport,…
Cuban Embassy in Paris Attacked With Petrol Bombs, France Beefs up Security
PARIS—Cuba’s embassy in Paris said on Tuesday it had been attacked overnight with petrol bombs that caused some damage but no injuries to its staff, in an incident that prompted French authorities to beef up security around the building. Three petrol bombs were thrown by two unnamed individuals, causing a fire on the facade and…
How To Keep The Taliban Flush With Bombs
Commentary A terrorist can really express himself with 5,000 metric tons of explosives. That’s precisely why specialized teams of U.S. troops and contractors in Afghanistan helped account for and secure huge stockpiles of munitions stored at eight key sites across the country. But not anymore. Those Americans have already headed home, and any remaining folks…
FBI: Pipe Bombs at RNC, DNC Were Planted Night Before Jan. 6
WASHINGTON—Two pipe bombs left at the offices of the Republican and Democratic national committees, discovered just before the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, were actually placed the night before, federal officials said Friday. The FBI said the investigation had revealed new information, including that the explosive devices were placed outside the two…
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