What is a Cluster Bomb? Dangerous Weapon Used in Iran’s June 19 Missile Attack on Israel
In a dangerous turn in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran , Iran has reportedly used a cluster bomb during its June 19 missile attack on Israel. The Israeli military confirmed that one of the missiles launched carried a cluster bomb warhead, sparking global concern over the use of such weapons. The attack caused damage in the central Israeli town of Azor, though there were no casualties reported at the time. What is a Cluster Bomb? A cluster bomb is a special kind of weapon that does not explode all at once. Instead, it opens in the sky and drops many smaller bombs, called submunitions, over a large area. These smaller bombs are meant to explode when they hit the ground, but many times they do not explode right away. This makes them very risky because they can injure or kill civilians later. In this recent attack, the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) said that the warhead exploded around 7 kilometres above ground and scattered about 20 submunitions across an 8-kilometre radi...
