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Date Posted: 07:25:01 07/05/08 Sat GMT
Author: Lynn
Subject: Accord to ban cluster bombs closer to reality (Tampa-St. Petersburg Times)

Accord to ban cluster bombs closer to reality
By By SHAWN POGATCHNIK
Associated Press Writer

Published Wednesday, May 28, 2008 11:16 PM
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DUBLIN, Ireland — Diplomats say more than 100 nations have reached agreement on a treaty that would ban current designs of cluster bombs.

However, the discussions did not involve the biggest makers and users of cluster bombs: the United States, Russia, China, Israel, India and Pakistan.

The treaty also would require the destruction of stockpiles within eight years.

The breakthrough Wednesday followed agreement on two key sticking points after 10 days of Dublin negotiations.

The latest draft of the treaty, obtained by the Associated Press, allows countries that outlaw cluster bombs to continue to cooperate militarily with non-signatory nations. It also leaves open the door for a future generation of smaller cluster bombs that pick targets more precisely and contain self-destruct technology.

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