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

no caste · 09-26-2009, 09:11 PM

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/

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no caste Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 2,375	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/ Last edited by no caste; 09-27-2009 at 02:54 AM.