Steven P. McNicoll wrote:
"john" wrote in message
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FOREVER!



Do they? The bomblets do not become inert after a predefined period of
time?

How many children have been killed by picking up this ordnance?


Not really "Forever", but for a very long time.
I read a newspaper article a couple of weeks ago regarding people still
being killed an injured in Laos from cluster bomblets from about 40
years ago. Apparently some of them look very attractive for child's play.