More than 100 nations, including the UK, have signed a treaty to ban current designs of cluster bombs.

Diplomats have agreed to back an international ban on the manufacture, use or stockpiling of the munitions, following 12 days of talks in Dublin.

Some 111 countries including the US, Russia and China have been urged to reconsider boycotting the treaty.

UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called the treaty a "big step forward to make the world a safer place".

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon welcomed the landmark charter and encouraged all nations to sign up.

In his closing address to the conference, Irish Foreign Affairs Minister Micheal Martin said: "Rarely have we seen such single-minded determination to conclude a convention with such high humanitarian goals in such a concentrated period of time."
BBC NEWS | Europe | Cluster bomb ban treaty is signed

It's a good weapon for taking out an airforce bases' runways, BUT it shouldn't be used on civilian areas. Kind of sitting on the fence on this one.

Have a good one!:s4:
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