Last US cluster bomb manufacturer ends production

‘The sole American manufacturer of cluster bombs has stopped producing them, following pressure from international rights groups which say the “indiscriminate and inhumane” US-made munitions were used by the Saudi military during airstrikes in Yemen.
Textron Systems, a Rhode Island-based company, has decided to stop manufacturing the controversial weapon, citing “regulatory scrutiny” and “reduced orders for the internationally banned munitions,”Foreign Policy reported on Wednesday.’
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