U.S. promises Ukraine cluster bombs, once killers of civilians in Laos: NPR

NEW YORK, July 12 (Xinhua) -- The United States has promised to provide Ukraine with cluster bombs, which once killed many civilians in Laos, said an article published by National Public Radio (NPR) on Tuesday.

Between 1964 and 1973, the Americans flew 580,000 bombing runs over Laos, and U.S. aircraft dumped 2,093,100 tons of ordnance on the landlocked nation, the article said, citing U.S. Defense Department figures.