Exclusive: White House Blocks Transfer of Cluster Bombs to Saudi Arabia

[Kuwaiti Girl]

Exclusive: White House Blocks Transfer of Cluster Bombs to Saudi Arabia

Riyadh’s air war in Yemen has killed and injured hundreds of civilians. Washington is finally trying to stem the carnage.

http://foreignpolicy.com/2016/05/27...ks-transfer-of-cluster-bombs-to-saudi-arabia/

Frustrated by a growing death toll, the White House has quietly placed a hold on the transfer of cluster bombs to Saudi Arabia as the Sunni ally continues its bloody war on Shiite rebels in Yemen, U.S. officials tell Foreign Policy. It’s the first concrete step the United States has taken to demonstrate its unease with the Saudi bombing campaign that human rights activists say has killed and injured hundreds of Yemeni civilians, many of them children.

The move follows rising criticism by U.S. lawmakers of America’s support for the oil-rich monarchy in the year-long conflict.

 

[Steve781]

I don't believe it for a second.

 

[Green Angel]

UNCLE SAM'S brain has gone Upside down....... .

 

[S.U.R.B.]

So, the RSAF now requires cluster bombs to fight against terrorists?
If asked ,i'm sure Pakistan can help them in this regard.
And you have got a variety to deal with.

HIJARA (Anti-Armour Bomb) which contains 247 copper-cone based shaped charges for armour penetration.
An effective, reliable and combat proven weapon system of IDS. It has been designed to destroy tanks and armoured vehicles. Also known as TSD-1 (Top Attack Sub Munitions Dispenser), it is a piercing Cluster Bomb Unit similar to Rock Eye-Il.And the name sounds familiar too ,eh?

Also:
155mm HOW HE ICM M483A1 (cluster munition containing 88 sub-munitions).
155mm BB DPICM (artillery ammunitin containing 45 sub-munitions).