What does it mean that the U.S. is now giving cluster bombs to Ukraine?

The lead starts right now.

For the first time since the start of Putin's war, Ukraine will be getting an aid package

from the U.S. that includes cluster munitions, bombs that are banned by most countries.

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Welcome to the lead, I'm Jake Tapper, and we start today with our worldly, deadly cluster

munitions, or bombs.

They're a lethal weapon that can disperse hundreds of smaller explosives over an area up to

the size of several football fields.

Now the United States is sending these bombs to Ukraine, cluster bombs, part of a new aid

package to help Ukraine beat back the Russian invaders.

Well we should note these cluster bombs designed to kill troops or take out military tanks

pose real risks of collateral damage and are highly controversial.

Not all of the bombs that are sent flying from the canister are detonate, which means

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