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cluster bomb unit

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An aircraft store composed of a dispenser and submunitions. Also called CBU.
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19) When asked about the civilian casualties caused by cluster bomb units, Pentagon officials stated that they were more concerned about the thousands who were intentionally killed on September 11, 2001.
The stance on the cluster munitions ban U.S. philosophy explained by Hinton, Donald L. / Joint Force Quarterly
Abbreviation codes: AGM Air-to-Ground Missile AIM Air Intercept Missile CBU Cluster Bomb Unit EGBU Enhanced Guided Bomb Unit GBU Guided Bomb Unit GPS/INS Global Positioning System/Internal Navigation System M Army Designation for Unguided Munition Mk Mark (General Purpose Bomb) [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] CBU-87/89/97 Combined Effects Munition/Gator/Sensor Fuzed Weapon Primary function: All-purpose, air-delivered cluster weapons system.
Bombs by Airman
Three days after the war began, the CFLCC C7 distributed to these agencies information about all known hazards in the database, including all known minefields and mine strike information, dual-purpose improved conventional munitions (DPICMs), and cluster bomb unit (CBU) munitions.
Tools of war by Birdwell, Trey; Klemunes, John A., Jr. / Engineer: The Professional Bulletin for Army Engineers
 
 
 
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