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The types of injuries civilians sustain depend on the type of bomblets released by cluster munitions, Newsweek has been told.

Readers discuss an editorial criticizing the U.S. decision. Also: Disbanding The Times’s sports desk; censoring school plays; Sudan’s plight.

Here's exactly why cluster munitions, which the US is sending to Ukraine, present such an enduring risk to civilians.

The weapons will remain a threat to the people of Ukraine no matter what the outcome of this conflict.

The push for banning the munitions gained crucial speed following the 2006 war that saw Hezbollah shell Israeli cities daily from missile launchers placed…

Meanwhile, humanitarian groups have roundly condemned the US decision to supply cluster bombs, which have been banned across a large part of the world.

Biden has suggested? >> well, there are a lot of steps that have to happen. some of which could happen as we go, right? its not just a matter of, hey, i want to join your club. can you let me in? theres very firm criteria for who needs to join, who can join, they have to put anti-corruption elements into place which theyve actually done, the ukrainians have done massive work of formalizing anti-corruption procedures, making sure our aid is going to the right places, that there arent problems wit...

Ukrainian army isnt really fighting against civilians, its fighting against numerous infantry which is what the cluster munition is, definitely a difficult decision, the ukrainians would rather have a better, more precise weapon. theyre fighting for fighter jets. this dilgs is taken as i may speculate or even guess, you know, this is what the u.s. is ready to give. it would be something better that would be better. maybe the one excuse which i would say, you know, the front line area the fight h...

Perspective on that decision to send cluster munitions to ukraine, do you think thats the right decision? >> so of course its the moral choice, but theres definitely the difference on the way how to use it, of course the probability of any weapon is really bad for the human life, but it depends on how its used because we had in ukraine within the last years the rush is hans uses missile bombing the shopping mall in the peaceful town. recreation center, hotel in ode is, a. they used cluster munit...

>> and on the decision about the controversial cluster munition agreed upon, here is what the president told our fareed zakaria in this exclusive interview on desuggestion making. >> it was a very difficult decision, on my part. by the way, i discussed this with our allies and friend up on the hill. and were in a situation where ukraine continues to be brutally attacked. >> and today a top house republican was asked about what he thought of bidens decision. listen to this. >> russia is dropping ...