NationStates

Title says it all here's some questions

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[b]Has your country banned them or signed some kind of treaty against their use?[/b]
[b]What are your nation's views regarding them and their use?[/b]
[b]Does your nation have any or produce any?[/b]
[b]Have they ever been used by your country in combat?[/b]
[b]Have they ever been used by a foreign country on your country for any reason?[/b]
[b]If so are there any unexploded munitions still effecting parts of your country?[/b]
[b]If so what is your government doing about it?[/b]
[b]Anything else I couldn't think of asking but you think would be interesting to share?[/b]

Has your country banned them or singed some kind of treaty against their? No - we couldn't remember the lyrics to sing the treaty. But seriously the answer is no.
What are your nation's views regarding them and their use? They are considered a very useful weapon in situations requiring explosives to be dispersed over a large area
Does your nation have any or produce any? Yes
Have they ever been used by your country in combat? Yes
Have they ever been used by a foreign country on your country for any reason? No
If so are there any unexploded munitions still effecting parts of your country? No
If so what is your government doing about it? N/A
Anything else I couldn't think of asking but you think would be interesting to share?

Has your country banned them or signed some kind of treaty against their? no
What are your nation's views regarding them and their use? they are efficient for carpet bombing from distance. While their morality is a controversial issue, they are generally considered nice to have. Just in case. You never know what's gonna happen.
Does your nation have any or produce any? yes
Have they ever been used by your country in combat? no
Have they ever been used by a foreign country on your country for any reason? no
If so are there any unexploded munitions still effecting parts of your country? no
If so what is your government doing about it? n/a
Anything else I couldn't think of asking but you think would be interesting to share? Addition, just for the records: we use those with explosives only. No chemical weapons and stuff. Just an efficient way to destroy enemy military facilities.

Has your country banned them or signed some kind of treaty against them? No.
What are your nation's views regarding them and their use?
They’re a valuable and innovative aspect of modern warfare- while risky and never used near any civilian areas or friendly personnel, they can be vital to stopping an armored advance or crippling enemy capabilities.
Does your nation have any or produce any?
Yes, several kinds. We’re currently trying to combine aspects of cluster munitions and precision-guided weapons, in a similar manner to MIRVs.
Have they ever been used by your country in combat?
Several times during the pre-Exodian Skirmishes, but since Exodia’s founding, none so far.
Have they ever been used by a foreign country on your country for any reason?
They’ve been used against us by the Communist regime when we were still a rebel movement during the Skirmishes, thankfully with few actual casualties but with a prominent psychological effect.
If so are there any unexploded munitions still effecting parts of your country? No.
If so what is your government doing about it? N/A
Anything else I couldn't think of asking but you think would be interesting to share? As mentioned before, we’ve been trying to combine cluster munitions and guided munitions- our most successful attempt has been the R65-AY specially-developed cruise missile, which releases individually-guided bomblets through laser direction to both increase the area of effect of the weapon and also to act as “shields”, surrounding and protecting the main warhead from anti-aircraft fire.

Has your country banned them or signed some kind of treaty against their use? No.
What are your nation's views regarding them and their use? They are seen as an efficient method of destroying large areas or incapacitating large numbers of hostile targets, although their use is forbidden in heavily-populated areas.
Does your nation have any or produce any? Yes.
Have they ever been used by your country in combat? Yes, several times.
Have they ever been used by a foreign country on your country for any reason? No.
If so are there any unexploded munitions still effecting parts of your country? No.
If so what is your government doing about it? N/A
Anything else I couldn't think of asking but you think would be interesting to share?

Has your country banned them or signed some kind of treaty against their? No.
What are your nation's views regarding them and their use? We consider them a cowardly weapon.
Does your nation have any or produce any? No.
Have they ever been used by your country in combat? No.
Have they ever been used by a foreign country on your country for any reason? No.
If so are there any unexploded munitions still effecting parts of your country? No. We're a frugal people and don't like to waste anything. Our soldiers in the field even police their brass for re-use.
If so what is your government doing about it? N/A
Anything else I couldn't think of asking but you think would be interesting to share? N/A

Has your country banned them or signed some kind of treaty against their? Of course. They’re completely unethical and wrong.

What are your nation's views regarding them and their use? They’re completely wrong and unethical. We will not ally with any country that uses such forbidden weaponry.

Does your nation have any or produce any? No

Have they ever been used by your country in combat? No.

Have they ever been used by a foreign country on your country for any reason? Yes, the Third German Reich.

If so are there any unexploded munitions still effecting parts of your country? No

If so what is your government doing about it? N/A

Anything else I couldn't think of asking but you think would be interesting to share? We do not maintain relations with Saudi Arabia partially because of their use of cluster munitions.

b]Has your country banned them or signed some kind of treaty against their?[/b] No
What are your nation's views regarding them and their use? Only to be used to spare the lives of one's own soldiers.
Does your nation have any or produce any? We have some, and sell some too.
Have they ever been used by your country in combat? Only once, and only a handful of them were used.
Have they ever been used by a foreign country on your country for any reason? Yes, but again, only a few of them were used.
If so are there any unexploded munitions still effecting parts of your country? A handful of them, in the ruins of a national park.
If so what is your government doing about it? Prisoners who have most of their ten year sentences to serve, are demining them with freedom at the end of it as a reward.
Anything else I couldn't think of asking but you think would be interesting to share? N/A

Has your country banned them or signed some kind of treaty against their? No
What are your nation's views regarding them and their use? We can use them but only for specific purposes*
Does your nation have any or produce any? Yes
Have they ever been used by your country in combat? Nope
Have they ever been used by a foreign country on your country for any reason? No
If so are there any unexploded munitions still effecting parts of your country? Nope
If so what is your government doing about it?Nada
Anything else I couldn't think of asking but you think would be interesting to share?
*We have been designing cluster bombs for specific purposes such as, destroying infrastructure and communication lines. We would never use them with chemical weapons or against enemy persons.

Has your country banned them or signed some kind of treaty against their? We have signed and ratified a UN treaty and an EU recommendation against them
What are your nation's views regarding them and their use? They are regarded as immoral and cruel
Does your nation have any or produce any? There are a few in museums and other historical containers but they are not newly produced except in very rare circumstances for museums
Have they ever been used by your country in combat? They enjoyed some isolated usage during WWII, though not to any great extent
Have they ever been used by a foreign country on your country for any reason? Attempted to be, but they never actually succeeded
If so are there any unexploded munitions still effecting parts of your country? There are no unexplored ammunitions as a necessary result of them never being used, however we do have a task force just in case
If so what is your government doing about it? The government does have the aforementioned task force but it doesn't do anything
Anything else I couldn't think of asking but you think would be interesting to share? Not really

Has your country banned them or signed some kind of treaty against their use? No
What are your nation's views regarding them and their use? Due to the small manpower of our nation, any and all technological or equipment advantages we can acquire without needing more men is desireable.
Does your nation have any or produce any? Yes
Have they ever been used by your country in combat? Yes
Have they ever been used by a foreign country on your country for any reason? No
If so are there any unexploded munitions still effecting parts of your country? N/A
If so what is your government doing about it? N/A
Anything else I couldn't think of asking but you think would be interesting to share? We have never been at war, however have used cluster weapons on a handful of occasions against pirates. They are not incredibly useful against naval targets, however are devastating against morale and for that reason are incredibly effective against pirates without having to kill as many as a direct high powered strike.

Has your country banned them or signed some kind of treaty against their? No. But then again, we have no use for them at the moment - not much to do with snowy and rainy wastes such as ourselves (except timber)
What are your nation's views regarding them and their use? Fairly neutral, but we will use them if we need to. We don't have many in our armed forces.
Does your nation have any or produce any? We have a moderately sized stockpile, but we only purchase or manufacture them in times of war.
Have they ever been used by your country in combat? No. Not to date.
Have they ever been used by a foreign country on your country for any reason? No. We have not been in a single war since independence where one has invaded us.
If so are there any unexploded munitions still effecting parts of your country? Nope.
If so what is your government doing about it? See above
Anything else I couldn't think of asking but you think would be interesting to share? Not really.

Has your country banned them or signed some kind of treaty against their? No.
What are your nation's views regarding them and their use? Neutral-leaning positive. They are a signature weapon of the Air Force.
Does your nation have any or produce any? Maintained and produced.
Have they ever been used by your country in combat? Yes.
Have they ever been used by a foreign country on your country for any reason? No.
If so are there any unexploded munitions still effecting parts of your country? N/A
If so what is your government doing about it?N/A
Anything else I couldn't think of asking but you think would be interesting to share? No

Has your country banned them or signed some kind of treaty against their?
No, that's stupid.
What are your nation's views regarding them and their use?
Acceptable and fun.
Does your nation have any or produce any?
Plenty. I got a wide variety of flavors of cluster bombs from HE to Napalm to Nuclear and even chemical.
Have they ever been used by your country in combat?
Of course.
Have they ever been used by a foreign country on your country for any reason?
Foreign? No. Domestic when shit went belly up, yep.
If so are there any unexploded munitions still effecting parts of your country?
Probably. It's like a surprise in every surface trip.
If so what is your government doing about it?
Nah. Too much work to clean up the surface wasteland.
Anything else I couldn't think of asking but you think would be interesting to share?
One of our more infamous bomber planes was painted to look like an aerial ice cream truck. Even plays the jingle. The pilot likes to pretend the bomblets in each cluster bomb are little sprinkles that he gets to cover the land with. Real fun guy.

Has your country banned them or signed some kind of treaty against their? No
What are your nation's views regarding them and their use? Totally fine, aren't viewed like chemical weapons.
Does your nation have any or produce any? Yes
Have they ever been used by your country in combat? Yes
Have they ever been used by a foreign country on your country for any reason? Yes
If so are there any unexploded munitions still effecting parts of your country? No
If so what is your government doing about it? N/A
Anything else I couldn't think of asking but you think would be interesting to share? No

Has your country banned them or signed some kind of treaty against their?
No.

What are your nation's views regarding them and their use?
They're fine with us - at least they are part of the national emergency plan in case we're being attacked.

Does your nation have any or produce any?
Yes.

Have they ever been used by your country in combat?
Yes, during the Unification War.

Have they ever been used by a foreign country on your country for any reason?
Yes, during the Unification War.

If so are there any unexploded munitions still effecting parts of your country?
In some areas, yes.

If so what is your government doing about it?
Each state has a bomb disposal unit (Kampfmittelräumdienst), a section of the State Police forces. The states affected by UXO are additionally supported by the Federal Police as well as private disposal enterprises.

Anything else I couldn't think of asking but you think would be interesting to share?

Has your country banned them or signed some kind of treaty against their? No.
What are your nation's views regarding them and their use? Cluster munitions are a legitimate weapon of war, albeit one with a high potential for collateral damage. Standard ROE heavyily restricts the use of cluster munitions in urban environments.
Does your nation have any or produce any? We have some, but we do not produce them ourselves.
Have they ever been used by your country in combat? Yes.
Have they ever been used by a foreign country on your country for any reason? No.
If so are there any unexploded munitions still effecting parts of your country? No.
If so what is your government doing about it? N/A
Anything else I couldn't think of asking but you think would be interesting to share? Our submarines are named after our top universities.

Has your country banned them or signed some kind of treaty against their use?
No.

What are your nation's views regarding them and their use?
Good for counterinsurgency operations, as well as killing abominations in the wasteland and defending settlements.

Does your nation have any or produce any?
Yes, currently in mass production.

Have they ever been used by your country in combat?
Yes, they are currently in use.

Have they ever been used by a foreign country on your country for any reason?
No.

If so are there any unexploded munitions still effecting parts of your country?
Yes.

If so what is your government doing about it?
Marking mined areas.

Anything else I couldn't think of asking but you think would be interesting to share?
No.

Has your country banned them or signed some kind of treaty against their? No.
What are your nation's views regarding them and their use? They are a good solution against armored vehicles.
Does your nation have any or produce any? Yes.
Have they ever been used by your country in combat? Yes.
Have they ever been used by a foreign country on your country for any reason? Yes, since we invaded said countries in the first place.
If so are there any unexploded munitions still effecting parts of your country? A few are scattered due to our massive size.
If so what is your government doing about it? It is not within our priorities to remove them, so currently we are doing absolutely nothing. That being said, if someone does manage to locate any then we will take minimum measures to dispose of said munitions.
Anything else I couldn't think of asking but you think would be interesting to share? No.

Has your country banned them or signed some kind of treaty against them?
No.

What are your nation's views regarding them and their use?
They are effective weapons.

Does your nation have any or produce any?
Yes. We maintain stockpiles of such weaponry.

Have they ever been used by your country in combat?
Yes, most notably on peacekeeping operations against Third World warlords.

Have they ever been used by a foreign country on your country for any reason?
Yes.

If so are there any unexploded munitions still effecting parts of your country?
None of which we are aware. The war was short and we were thorough.

If so what is your government doing about it?
We launched an extensive cleansing campaign.

Anything else I couldn't think of asking but you think would be interesting to share?
Bereia's military leadership considers cluster-munitions critical to current operational doctrine.

Has your country banned them or signed some kind of treaty against them? No
What are your nation's views regarding them and their use? They are effective weapons, so we use them a lot
Does your nation have any or produce any? Yes
Have they ever been used by your country in combat? Yes
Have they ever been used by a foreign country on your country for any reason? Yes, by the USA and the Islamic Republic of Iran
If so are there any unexploded munitions still effecting parts of your country? Not that we know of
If so what is your government doing about it? If we'd happen to find any, we would remove them
Anything else I couldn't think of asking but you think would be interesting to share? No

Has your country banned them or signed some kind of treaty against their? No
What are your nation's views regarding them and their use? Legitimate weapon of war
Does your nation have any or produce any? Yes
Have they ever been used by your country in combat? Not yet
Have they ever been used by a foreign country on your country for any reason? no
If so are there any unexploded munitions still effecting parts of your country? No
If so what is your government doing about it? N/A
Anything else I couldn't think of asking but you think would be interesting to share?

Has your country banned them or signed some kind of treaty against their? No.

What are your nation's views regarding them and their use? They are seen as efficient uses to deal with mass-infantry neutralisation, and in extreme circumstances, protest control.

Does your nation have any or produce any? Yes.

Have they ever been used by your country in combat? Various times.

Have they ever been used by a foreign country on your country for any reason? Yes, but they failed to activate.

If so are there any unexploded munitions still effecting parts of your country? In the isolated northern border regions.

If so what is your government doing about it? A full-scale removal is underway.

Anything else I couldn't think of asking but you think would be interesting to share? N/A

Has your country banned them or signed some kind of treaty against their?No
What are your nation's views regarding them and their use? They are viewed as an effective force in war
Does your nation have any or produce any? Yes, it produces many.
Have they ever been used by your country in combat?Yeah, multiple times.
Have they ever been used by a foreign country on your country for any reason? They have been used against two superstates, and in disputed zone, due of war. Before that, they were used against European colonies, and other Asian nations. Reason is the same- war.
If so are there any unexploded munitions still effecting parts of your country?Yes.
If so what is your government doing about it?Mostly digging them out, and using them in disputed zone.
Anything else I couldn't think of asking but you think would be interesting to share?Nope.