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Today in History: Convention on Cluster Munitions Prohibits Deadly Bombs

5/30/2025

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On May 30, 2008, the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) was adopted in Dublin, prohibiting the use, transfer, production, and stockpiling of cluster munitions, which release smaller explosive bomblets. The treaty also provides for victim assistance and site clearance. It entered into force on August 1, 2010, with 124 states committed as of December 2023.

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Story summary

On May 30, 2008, the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) was adopted in Dublin, prohibiting the use, transfer, production, and stockpiling of cluster munitions, which release smaller explosive bomblets. The treaty also provides for victim assistance and site clearance. It entered into force on August 1, 2010, with 124 states committed as of December 2023.