18 November 2006
Written by Rainer
Norway trying to ban cluster bombs
Norway is proclaiming a drive to ban cluster bombs. Cluster bombs, as is explained in then BBC’s news article, often do not explode on impact but the “grapes” are left in the ground to serve as land mines and tend to explode when intervened by people or animals. isn’t this the point of cluster bombs?
string detonateOnImpact,
end if
if detonateOnImpact failed delay = X
loop detonateOnImpact
Gradually banning mass destruction weapons and eventually all weapons is good and healthy direction, but I’m still bit sceptical if this will ever actually happen. I’m 100% sure that these weapons won’t cease to exist but will just be excluded from the weapons coung and not used in “minor conflicts” by countries actually abiding on these rules. When an actual “major” conflict comparable to 1st or 2nd world war happens none of these treaties will be remembered and hell brakes loose. I’m sure that “suddenly” all countries (even France, Britain, Germany, USA, Canada, Russia and “even” Finland, Sweden and Norway) will possess nuclear weapons as we already have sufficient production of uranium, each of the countries posses nuclear plants (Finland is planning a 6th plant although the 5th hasn’t been built yet) and have know-how+technology to build such weapons. It’s not like there would be a better use for the nuclear waste we now bury in our on our foundation. Same with anti-person land mines; they will be spread like small bunnies over and on the country borders via avionics and artillery if needed.
The international rules won’t apply to “minor” conflicts as the western wold patronises these “undeveloped” countries who actually have em and as long as they do stick with mostly troop operated projectile weapons no-one who can make a difference actually cares enough.