Made in Mass., Textron bomb (cluster) stirs global debate
 

Made in Mass., bomb stirs global debate
Textron seeks to quash cluster munitions pact
By Bryan Bender - Globe Staff / September 20, 2009

WASHINGTON - The Sensor Fuzed Weapon is a marvel of military technology, says its maker, Textron Defense Systems. An advanced “cluster bomb,’’ it is designed to spray 40 individual projectiles of molten copper, destroying enemy tanks across a 30-acre swath of battlefield...

Now Textron, with the support of the Pentagon and the State Department, is mounting a campaign to derail the cluster-bomb treaty and write a new set of rules under the United Nations that would make it easier to sell its weapon around the world.
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/wa...global_debate/

Re: Made in Mass., Textron bomb (cluster) stirs global debate
 

Good to know there are some nice people out there looking after our welfare :sneaky2:

Re: Made in Mass., Textron bomb (cluster) stirs global debate
 

yeah right, I feel better :nono:

Re: Made in Mass., Textron bomb (cluster) stirs global debate
 

I wonder if these people feel proud to know they have created a new way to kill and injure people :thumbdown:

Re: Made in Mass., Textron bomb (cluster) stirs global debate
 

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Re: Made in Mass., Textron bomb (cluster) stirs global debate
 

no biggie. we all know that it's out there