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The Boston Globe -by Nick Cumming-Bruce -May 18, 2008

Russia, China, US oppose treaty.

GENEVA - Believe the advocates of a treaty banning cluster munitions, and the international community is about to take a decisive step toward curbing the use of a weapon that inflicts terrible suffering, particularly on civilians. Believe the US government, and the measure they propose threatens to undermine the NATO alliance that has underpinned Western security since World War II. ...