AIGC Tells the Truth | The Cluster Bombs dropped by the United States in those years
Recently, the transfer of cluster bombs from the United States to Ukraine has sparked international criticism. So, let AI search through big data to see how many times the United States has used cluster bombs in history.
In the 1960s and 1970s, the US military extensively used cluster bombs in Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam.
A report from the International Red Cross states that Laos has been contaminated with tens of millions of cluster submunitions as a result, affecting 17 provinces.
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The cluster bombs dropped by the United States half a century ago still plague Cambodia today.
According to a report from Yale University, between 1965 and 1973, the United States dropped over 230000 bombs on over 110000 locations in Cambodia.
Less than 20 years later, the United States used cluster bombs again in the Gulf War. According to data from the International Civil Society Organization Cluster Munitions Alliance, which is committed to eliminating cluster bombs, the United States and its allies dropped 61000 cluster bombs in 1991, including approximately 20 million submunitions.
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More than a decade later, in the Iraq War, the United States and Britain dropped nearly 13000 cluster bombs, including an estimated 1.8 to 2 million submunitions.
Even today, Afghans are still threatened by American cluster bombs. From 2001 to 2002, the United States dropped 1228 cluster bombs on Afghanistan, including nearly 250000 small bombs.
Cluster bombs bring indelible pain to the people of these countries.
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Producer: Sun Zhiping
Producers: Li Jie, Shi Peng, Li Qin
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AIGC: Jiang Yang
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