{"id":22835,"date":"2025-05-02T20:18:46","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T20:18:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/us-cluster-bombs-still-plague-laos-after-vietnam-war\/"},"modified":"2025-05-02T20:18:46","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T20:18:46","slug":"us-cluster-bombs-still-plague-laos-after-vietnam-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/us-cluster-bombs-still-plague-laos-after-vietnam-war\/","title":{"rendered":"US cluster bombs still plague Laos after Vietnam War"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<section class=\"content__body content__section\" id=\"content__section-1\">\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-large\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"laos-cluster-bombs-en-diaz-01-sept-2016-01003801.jpg \" class=\"lazypreload\" id=\"gallery-image-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/us-cluster-bombs-still-killing-in-laos\/\" data-vars-url=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/us-cluster-bombs-still-killing-in-laos\/\" data-vars-title=\"B-52 - US cluster bombs still plague Laos after Vietnam War\" data-active=\"true\" lazy=\"\" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2016\/09\/05\/da2d9eaf-27a4-4c93-b2ab-30aaf54066a6\/thumbnail\/620x349\/56454120d3ac907bb7ff24ad054f8d67\/laos-cluster-bombs-en-diaz-01-sept-2016-01003801.jpg?v=7c5acc180b39394767372ab4e02619ce 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2016\/09\/05\/da2d9eaf-27a4-4c93-b2ab-30aaf54066a6\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/0a53409513eec2f1774b25b2feb7ef3a\/laos-cluster-bombs-en-diaz-01-sept-2016-01003801.jpg?v=7c5acc180b39394767372ab4e02619ce 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                File<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A U.S. B-52 bomber drops cluster bombs on Laos during the Vietnam War.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"content__body content__section\" id=\"content__section-2\">\n<h2 class=\"content__section-headline\">Cluster bomb<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-large\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"laos-cluster-bombs-en-diaz-01-sept-2016-01004002-1.jpg \" class=\"lazypreload lazyload\" id=\"gallery-image-2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/us-cluster-bombs-still-killing-in-laos\/2\/\" data-vars-url=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/us-cluster-bombs-still-killing-in-laos\/2\/\" data-vars-title=\"Cluster bomb - US cluster bombs still plague Laos after Vietnam War\" data-active=\"false\" lazy=\"1\" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2016\/09\/05\/a9f583e5-f9b7-457e-889e-124f86f158b2\/thumbnail\/620x349\/45290d7a6edc8fa1168df7c1ced72ee4\/laos-cluster-bombs-en-diaz-01-sept-2016-01004002-1.jpg?v=7c5acc180b39394767372ab4e02619ce 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2016\/09\/05\/a9f583e5-f9b7-457e-889e-124f86f158b2\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/dd9c8c7b046b4b67145c4233f8744d65\/laos-cluster-bombs-en-diaz-01-sept-2016-01004002-1.jpg?v=7c5acc180b39394767372ab4e02619ce 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                File<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A\u00a0CBU-58\/B cluster bomb,\u00a0manufactured by the Honeywell Corporation in Minneapolis, is seen being\u00a0dropped on Laos from a U.S. B-52 bomber during the Vietnam war.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"content__body content__section\" id=\"content__section-3\">\n<h2 class=\"content__section-headline\">Terror from the air<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-large\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"laos-cluster-bombs-en-diaz-01-sept-2016-01004409.jpg \" class=\"lazypreload lazyload\" id=\"gallery-image-3\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/us-cluster-bombs-still-killing-in-laos\/3\/\" data-vars-url=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/us-cluster-bombs-still-killing-in-laos\/3\/\" data-vars-title=\"Terror from the air - US cluster bombs still plague Laos after Vietnam War\" data-active=\"false\" lazy=\"1\" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2016\/09\/05\/b6069b7a-63a4-4643-8357-79702a2af591\/thumbnail\/620x349\/d7b38ca0525eb123062f1baf720fbcae\/laos-cluster-bombs-en-diaz-01-sept-2016-01004409.jpg?v=7c5acc180b39394767372ab4e02619ce 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2016\/09\/05\/b6069b7a-63a4-4643-8357-79702a2af591\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/c6d2e2eb401746b10e553eefaee62b9b\/laos-cluster-bombs-en-diaz-01-sept-2016-01004409.jpg?v=7c5acc180b39394767372ab4e02619ce 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                CBS\/Randy Schmidt<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After a cluster bomb is dropped, it splits open in the air\u00a0and about\u00a0670 tennis ball-sized submunitions (also known as \u201cbombies\u201d or \u201cbomblets\u201d) are dispersed, raining down on the target area.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"content__body content__section\" id=\"content__section-4\">\n<h2 class=\"content__section-headline\">Cluster bomb<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-large\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"rs3-0457-01591508.jpg \" class=\"lazypreload lazyload\" id=\"gallery-image-4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/us-cluster-bombs-still-killing-in-laos\/4\/\" data-vars-url=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/us-cluster-bombs-still-killing-in-laos\/4\/\" data-vars-title=\"Cluster bomb - US cluster bombs still plague Laos after Vietnam War\" data-active=\"false\" lazy=\"1\" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2016\/09\/05\/7fcfdbcf-df8f-4a51-8961-a1d2cb7b8142\/thumbnail\/620x349\/ed1205133a0351c335606cf324adee92\/rs3-0457-01591508.jpg?v=7c5acc180b39394767372ab4e02619ce 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2016\/09\/05\/7fcfdbcf-df8f-4a51-8961-a1d2cb7b8142\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/c7812499ef6556d3dd3fc71998d4353a\/rs3-0457-01591508.jpg?v=7c5acc180b39394767372ab4e02619ce 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                CBS\/Randy Schmidt<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>An unexploded U.S. cluster bomb &#8212; one of millions in Laos &#8212; is seen at an\u00a0outdoor exhibit in Xieng Khouang.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"content__body content__section\" id=\"content__section-5\">\n<h2 class=\"content__section-headline\">Cluster &#8220;bombies&#8221;<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-large\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cluster bomb submunitions \" class=\"lazypreload lazyload\" id=\"gallery-image-5\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/us-cluster-bombs-still-killing-in-laos\/5\/\" data-vars-url=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/us-cluster-bombs-still-killing-in-laos\/5\/\" data-vars-title=\"Cluster \" bombies=\"\" us=\"\" cluster=\"\" bombs=\"\" still=\"\" plague=\"\" laos=\"\" after=\"\" vietnam=\"\" war=\"\" data-active=\"false\" lazy=\"1\" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2016\/09\/05\/00ad31cc-ae61-4a0b-a9d9-be6dc4af2564\/thumbnail\/620x349\/dcf31a6d9717b8e8b922015ea50a6a41\/rs3-0460-02005908.jpg?v=7c5acc180b39394767372ab4e02619ce 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2016\/09\/05\/00ad31cc-ae61-4a0b-a9d9-be6dc4af2564\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/2964a6cbec96449eae3ff42106bdba62\/rs3-0460-02005908.jpg?v=7c5acc180b39394767372ab4e02619ce 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                CBS\/Randy Schmidt<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A close-up image shows unexploded submunitions, also known as \u201cbombies,\u201d inside a U.S. cluster bomb that was\u00a0dropped on Laos during the Vietnam War. Each one of the cluster bombs contained\u00a0670 of the\u00a0tennis ball-sized submunitions, which would disperse over a wide area as the bomb\u00a0split open in the air before landing.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"content__body content__section\" id=\"content__section-6\">\n<h2 class=\"content__section-headline\">&#8220;The Secret War&#8221;<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-large\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"bombing-map.jpg \" class=\"lazypreload\" id=\"gallery-image-6\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/us-cluster-bombs-still-killing-in-laos\/6\/\" data-vars-url=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/us-cluster-bombs-still-killing-in-laos\/6\/\" data-vars-title=\"\" the=\"\" secret=\"\" war=\"\" us=\"\" cluster=\"\" bombs=\"\" still=\"\" plague=\"\" laos=\"\" after=\"\" vietnam=\"\" data-active=\"false\" lazy=\"1\" height=\"790\" width=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2016\/09\/05\/0b225a6f-eba6-4d67-8d39-5fec6d96d4af\/thumbnail\/620x790\/724d72738c7fe9033338e1871138ce04\/bombing-map.jpg?v=7c5acc180b39394767372ab4e02619ce 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2016\/09\/05\/0b225a6f-eba6-4d67-8d39-5fec6d96d4af\/thumbnail\/1240x1580\/3519f1536c1729661054b3668c1b171a\/bombing-map.jpg?v=7c5acc180b39394767372ab4e02619ce 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                CBS\/Randy Schmidt<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Laos is the most heavily-bombed country per-capita in the history of the world. Every eight\u00a0minutes, 24 hours a day, for nine\u00a0years from 1964 until\u00a01973, a planeload of cluster bombs was dropped on Laos by\u00a0American B-52s. The bombing campaign was aimed at hemming in America\u2019s enemies in neighboring Vietnam. The U.S. was never at war with the people of Laos, and the American people were largely oblivious to the bombing\u00a0campaign in the country at the time.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"content__body content__section\" id=\"content__section-7\">\n<h2 class=\"content__section-headline\">No ball game<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-large\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"rs3-0580-03071508.jpg \" class=\"lazypreload lazyload\" id=\"gallery-image-7\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/us-cluster-bombs-still-killing-in-laos\/7\/\" data-vars-url=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/us-cluster-bombs-still-killing-in-laos\/7\/\" data-vars-title=\"No ball game - US cluster bombs still plague Laos after Vietnam War\" data-active=\"false\" lazy=\"1\" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2016\/09\/05\/f86ee748-c402-4295-a52e-6cf053741480\/thumbnail\/620x349\/8ced26268b318c6eb740c79094aa4949\/rs3-0580-03071508.jpg?v=7c5acc180b39394767372ab4e02619ce 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2016\/09\/05\/f86ee748-c402-4295-a52e-6cf053741480\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/e8d5ec310148c87e3e9ac17a02499992\/rs3-0580-03071508.jpg?v=7c5acc180b39394767372ab4e02619ce 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                CBS\/Randy Schmidt<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Brong Yang, 8, shows scars from the shrapnel that tore into his body in July, 2016,\u00a0when what he thought was a ball exploded as he played with it. He had actually found one of the millions of U.S. cluster bomb submunitions that still litter his native Laos.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"content__body content__section\" id=\"content__section-8\">\n<h2 class=\"content__section-headline\">Shrapnel wounds<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-large\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"rs3-0606-03163716.jpg \" class=\"lazypreload lazyload\" id=\"gallery-image-8\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/us-cluster-bombs-still-killing-in-laos\/8\/\" data-vars-url=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/us-cluster-bombs-still-killing-in-laos\/8\/\" data-vars-title=\"Shrapnel wounds - US cluster bombs still plague Laos after Vietnam War\" data-active=\"false\" lazy=\"1\" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2016\/09\/05\/0138fa6e-00fd-461a-81cb-ab893483469e\/thumbnail\/620x349\/09b80a64799d2ef33af1533a48741255\/rs3-0606-03163716.jpg?v=7c5acc180b39394767372ab4e02619ce 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2016\/09\/05\/0138fa6e-00fd-461a-81cb-ab893483469e\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/52dbd9f5f0a0a4e910cd06bf5e855db6\/rs3-0606-03163716.jpg?v=7c5acc180b39394767372ab4e02619ce 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                CBS\/Randy Schmidt<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A volunteer examines shrapnel wounds on Brong Yang\u2019s\u00a0arm. He was\u00a0wounded by shrapnel from a U.S. cluster bomb submunition that he found while playing near his home in\u00a0Xieng Khouang, Laos.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"content__body content__section\" id=\"content__section-9\">\n<h2 class=\"content__section-headline\">Cluster bomb victim<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-large\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"laos-bomb-victim.jpg \" class=\"lazypreload lazyload\" id=\"gallery-image-9\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/us-cluster-bombs-still-killing-in-laos\/9\/\" data-vars-url=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/us-cluster-bombs-still-killing-in-laos\/9\/\" data-vars-title=\"Cluster bomb victim - US cluster bombs still plague Laos after Vietnam War\" data-active=\"false\" lazy=\"1\" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2016\/09\/05\/c1f3ba65-b3a4-4e6b-9c4d-4bd7587f9619\/thumbnail\/620x349\/324a04ca5513cc0fad53e6ec52880b14\/laos-bomb-victim.jpg?v=7c5acc180b39394767372ab4e02619ce 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2016\/09\/05\/c1f3ba65-b3a4-4e6b-9c4d-4bd7587f9619\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/05f70f148a739ae790ee2e84bafcbb75\/laos-bomb-victim.jpg?v=7c5acc180b39394767372ab4e02619ce 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Handout<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A young man who lost both hands to a submunition he found, left over from a U.S. cluster bomb dropped on Laos during the Vietnam war, is seen receiving medical treatment in Laos.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"content__body content__section\" id=\"content__section-10\">\n<h2 class=\"content__section-headline\">Seeking leftovers<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-large\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"rs3-0542-02435021.jpg \" class=\"lazypreload lazyload\" id=\"gallery-image-10\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/us-cluster-bombs-still-killing-in-laos\/10\/\" data-vars-url=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/us-cluster-bombs-still-killing-in-laos\/10\/\" data-vars-title=\"Seeking leftovers - US cluster bombs still plague Laos after Vietnam War\" data-active=\"false\" lazy=\"1\" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2016\/09\/05\/0f8b178e-47eb-41f5-b3e7-df4e8c618b79\/thumbnail\/620x349\/5ce506ea65cb244748a6024b77f54702\/rs3-0542-02435021.jpg?v=7c5acc180b39394767372ab4e02619ce 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2016\/09\/05\/0f8b178e-47eb-41f5-b3e7-df4e8c618b79\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/76c7de225eb6f6b80cad62dc4d8f4534\/rs3-0542-02435021.jpg?v=7c5acc180b39394767372ab4e02619ce 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                CBS\/Randy Schmidt<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>De-mining\u00a0teams work to find buried U.S. cluster bombs in\u00a0Xieng Khouang,\u00a0Laos.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"content__body content__section\" id=\"content__section-11\">\n<h2 class=\"content__section-headline\">Boom!<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-large\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"2nd-0027-08153524.jpg \" class=\"lazypreload lazyload\" id=\"gallery-image-11\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/us-cluster-bombs-still-killing-in-laos\/11\/\" data-vars-url=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/us-cluster-bombs-still-killing-in-laos\/11\/\" data-vars-title=\"Boom! - US cluster bombs still plague Laos after Vietnam War\" data-active=\"false\" lazy=\"1\" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2016\/09\/05\/21ddb9de-e6aa-4133-8285-e9d5fc83c47f\/thumbnail\/620x349\/78bfca694a4492e15a4b16ae93b29982\/2nd-0027-08153524.jpg?v=7c5acc180b39394767372ab4e02619ce 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2016\/09\/05\/21ddb9de-e6aa-4133-8285-e9d5fc83c47f\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/f922654b85a0f14ded35bf331034d19d\/2nd-0027-08153524.jpg?v=7c5acc180b39394767372ab4e02619ce 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                CBS\/Randy Schmidt<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A de-mining\u00a0technician detonates a U.S. cluster bomb left over from the American bombing campaign\u00a0during the\u00a0Vietnam war, in Xieng Khouang,\u00a0Laos.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"content__body content__section\" id=\"content__section-12\">\n<h2 class=\"content__section-headline\">Deadly treasure hunt<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-large\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"rs3-0813-06462918.jpg \" class=\"lazypreload lazyload\" id=\"gallery-image-12\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/us-cluster-bombs-still-killing-in-laos\/12\/\" data-vars-url=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/us-cluster-bombs-still-killing-in-laos\/12\/\" data-vars-title=\"Deadly treasure hunt - US cluster bombs still plague Laos after Vietnam War\" data-active=\"false\" lazy=\"1\" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2016\/09\/05\/39488dde-ee4a-4c72-ac3a-2ed88d3027b3\/thumbnail\/620x349\/1888ba90d0ee19be298d919f40002101\/rs3-0813-06462918.jpg?v=7c5acc180b39394767372ab4e02619ce 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2016\/09\/05\/39488dde-ee4a-4c72-ac3a-2ed88d3027b3\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/8bc57c70a848632c33863c8ad11bbe73\/rs3-0813-06462918.jpg?v=7c5acc180b39394767372ab4e02619ce 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                CBS\/Randy Schmidt<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A de-mining technician\u00a0works to detect buried U.S. cluster bombs in\u00a0Xieng Khouang,\u00a0Laos. \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"content__body content__section\" id=\"content__section-13\">\n<h2 class=\"content__section-headline\">Deadly treasure hunt<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-large\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"rs3-0813-06464007.jpg \" class=\"lazypreload lazyload\" id=\"gallery-image-13\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/us-cluster-bombs-still-killing-in-laos\/13\/\" data-vars-url=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/us-cluster-bombs-still-killing-in-laos\/13\/\" data-vars-title=\"Deadly treasure hunt - US cluster bombs still plague Laos after Vietnam War\" data-active=\"false\" lazy=\"1\" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2016\/09\/05\/5e5719fc-7fe3-4b95-b1de-c5146fe482ec\/thumbnail\/620x349\/41714eb989eda7436b5636864078b163\/rs3-0813-06464007.jpg?v=7c5acc180b39394767372ab4e02619ce 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2016\/09\/05\/5e5719fc-7fe3-4b95-b1de-c5146fe482ec\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/ab0fbc14589a626d702ff217007b3686\/rs3-0813-06464007.jpg?v=7c5acc180b39394767372ab4e02619ce 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                CBS\/Randy Schmidt<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Search teams work to detect buried U.S. cluster bombs in\u00a0Xieng Khouang,\u00a0Laos. \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"content__body content__section\" id=\"content__section-14\">\n<h2 class=\"content__section-headline\">Deadly treasure hunt<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-large\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"rs3-0804-06422606.jpg \" class=\"lazypreload lazyload\" id=\"gallery-image-14\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/us-cluster-bombs-still-killing-in-laos\/14\/\" data-vars-url=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/us-cluster-bombs-still-killing-in-laos\/14\/\" data-vars-title=\"Deadly treasure hunt - US cluster bombs still plague Laos after Vietnam War\" data-active=\"false\" lazy=\"1\" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2016\/09\/05\/9a4e7023-b4bc-48bc-99e7-39bb905809df\/thumbnail\/620x349\/4ac5e5b5ffa7f086db2dfa92e626316d\/rs3-0804-06422606.jpg?v=7c5acc180b39394767372ab4e02619ce 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2016\/09\/05\/9a4e7023-b4bc-48bc-99e7-39bb905809df\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/1b71c2b8998afac4863266dee680f95a\/rs3-0804-06422606.jpg?v=7c5acc180b39394767372ab4e02619ce 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                CBS\/Randy Schmidt<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Search teams work to detect buried U.S. cluster bombs in the countryside of Laos. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"content__body content__section\" id=\"content__section-15\">\n<h2 class=\"content__section-headline\">Preparing for blast<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-large\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"c0026-01270127.jpg \" class=\"lazypreload lazyload\" id=\"gallery-image-15\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/us-cluster-bombs-still-killing-in-laos\/15\/\" data-vars-url=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/us-cluster-bombs-still-killing-in-laos\/15\/\" data-vars-title=\"Preparing for blast - US cluster bombs still plague Laos after Vietnam War\" data-active=\"false\" lazy=\"1\" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2016\/09\/05\/c6c3942b-e955-4e09-82e0-1ea190416090\/thumbnail\/620x349\/3785e1b64dffbdc92a9b3cfd7765657e\/c0026-01270127.jpg?v=7c5acc180b39394767372ab4e02619ce 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2016\/09\/05\/c6c3942b-e955-4e09-82e0-1ea190416090\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/dd2a5dae09e8868576abf0949bbf0025\/c0026-01270127.jpg?v=7c5acc180b39394767372ab4e02619ce 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                CBS\/Randy Schmidt<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A technician prepares to detonate remotely a controlled explosion to destroy a U.S. cluster bomb found in Laos.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"content__body content__section\" id=\"content__section-16\">\n<h2 class=\"content__section-headline\">Safe disposal<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-large\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"2nd-0024-01313900.jpg \" class=\"lazypreload lazyload\" id=\"gallery-image-16\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/us-cluster-bombs-still-killing-in-laos\/16\/\" data-vars-url=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/us-cluster-bombs-still-killing-in-laos\/16\/\" data-vars-title=\"Safe disposal - US cluster bombs still plague Laos after Vietnam War\" data-active=\"false\" lazy=\"1\" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2016\/09\/05\/3d86facb-e4c5-45b5-96d7-be1e05b1838f\/thumbnail\/620x349\/076d526f48a2d02b9aca95bfd568b95f\/2nd-0024-01313900.jpg?v=7c5acc180b39394767372ab4e02619ce 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2016\/09\/05\/3d86facb-e4c5-45b5-96d7-be1e05b1838f\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/aee3512e133342e3d43942239a49f7fe\/2nd-0024-01313900.jpg?v=7c5acc180b39394767372ab4e02619ce 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                CBS\/Randy Schmidt<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Smoke from two explosions is seen as technicians destroy two U.S. cluster bombs left over from the Vietnam War in Laos.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"content__body content__section\" id=\"content__section-17\">\n<h2 class=\"content__section-headline\">RS3-0539_02415202<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-large\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"rs3-0539-02415202.jpg \" class=\"lazypreload lazyload\" id=\"gallery-image-17\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/us-cluster-bombs-still-killing-in-laos\/17\/\" data-vars-url=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/us-cluster-bombs-still-killing-in-laos\/17\/\" data-vars-title=\"RS3-0539_02415202 - US cluster bombs still plague Laos after Vietnam War\" data-active=\"false\" lazy=\"1\" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2016\/09\/05\/3838b7e7-2c1f-4120-bcef-3c850f35cfd0\/thumbnail\/620x349\/0409e0f8654872481589c14806b0257d\/rs3-0539-02415202.jpg?v=7c5acc180b39394767372ab4e02619ce 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2016\/09\/05\/3838b7e7-2c1f-4120-bcef-3c850f35cfd0\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/1996d99e6967bb1941317f3a2d2510ce\/rs3-0539-02415202.jpg?v=7c5acc180b39394767372ab4e02619ce 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                CBS\/Randy Schmidt<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Channapha Khamvongsa, a Washington D.C.-based\u00a0activist who\u00a0runs the \u201cLegacies of War\u201d organization to raise awareness\u00a0and get the U.S. to pledge more cleanup money for Laos,\u00a0points at a cluster bomb submunition\u00a0in the ground in Laos some 43 years after the U.S. war in neighboring Vietnam ended.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"content__body content__section\" id=\"content__section-18\">\n<h2 class=\"content__section-headline\">Bomblet<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-large\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"rs3-0539-02420222.jpg \" class=\"lazypreload lazyload\" id=\"gallery-image-18\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/us-cluster-bombs-still-killing-in-laos\/18\/\" data-vars-url=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/us-cluster-bombs-still-killing-in-laos\/18\/\" data-vars-title=\"Bomblet - US cluster bombs still plague Laos after Vietnam War\" data-active=\"false\" lazy=\"1\" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2016\/09\/05\/c7f1a68b-f459-464f-a71e-7db44ec88b85\/thumbnail\/620x349\/ec7f11c74ebfba6df5e4bd9a47eb142c\/rs3-0539-02420222.jpg?v=7c5acc180b39394767372ab4e02619ce 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2016\/09\/05\/c7f1a68b-f459-464f-a71e-7db44ec88b85\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/5cd2e1396e591ce62a04f8043a7c96a1\/rs3-0539-02420222.jpg?v=7c5acc180b39394767372ab4e02619ce 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                CBS\/Randy Schmidt<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A small cluster bomb submunition is seen partially buried in dirt where it was found in Laos.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"content__body content__section\" id=\"content__section-19\">\n<h2 class=\"content__section-headline\">Bomblets<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-large\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"rs3-0304-00104100.jpg \" class=\"lazypreload lazyload\" id=\"gallery-image-19\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/us-cluster-bombs-still-killing-in-laos\/19\/\" data-vars-url=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/us-cluster-bombs-still-killing-in-laos\/19\/\" data-vars-title=\"Bomblets - US cluster bombs still plague Laos after Vietnam War\" data-active=\"false\" lazy=\"1\" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2016\/09\/05\/cf6c14be-0e09-40da-8a33-64eb6b996764\/thumbnail\/620x349\/243f5128432b18d201c450e9377558d9\/rs3-0304-00104100.jpg?v=7c5acc180b39394767372ab4e02619ce 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2016\/09\/05\/cf6c14be-0e09-40da-8a33-64eb6b996764\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/35fa5d5e3cdfe33fa147d9269c3e663a\/rs3-0304-00104100.jpg?v=7c5acc180b39394767372ab4e02619ce 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                CBS\/Randy Schmidt<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Unexploded cluster bomb submunitions are seen hanging from the ceiling as part of an exhibit at the\u00a0COPE visitor center and\u00a0museum in Vientiane,\u00a0Laos<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"content__body content__section\" id=\"content__section-20\">\n<h2 class=\"content__section-headline\">Powerful reminder<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-large\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"rs3-0309-00132816.jpg \" class=\"lazypreload lazyload\" id=\"gallery-image-20\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/us-cluster-bombs-still-killing-in-laos\/20\/\" data-vars-url=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/us-cluster-bombs-still-killing-in-laos\/20\/\" data-vars-title=\"Powerful reminder - US cluster bombs still plague Laos after Vietnam War\" data-active=\"false\" lazy=\"1\" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2016\/09\/05\/ba1820d5-97ff-43e1-9dc4-86e51875b355\/thumbnail\/620x349\/8268b43ffa602f56db3885b2543a6d46\/rs3-0309-00132816.jpg?v=7c5acc180b39394767372ab4e02619ce 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2016\/09\/05\/ba1820d5-97ff-43e1-9dc4-86e51875b355\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/0b07c2197109aaee95453f2dab2c6ff3\/rs3-0309-00132816.jpg?v=7c5acc180b39394767372ab4e02619ce 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                CBS\/Randy Schmidt<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Unexploded cluster bomb submunitions are seen hanging from the ceiling as part of an exhibit at\u00a0the\u00a0COPE visitor center and\u00a0museum in Vientiane,\u00a0Laos.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"content__body content__section\" id=\"content__section-21\">\n<h2 class=\"content__section-headline\">Replacements<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-large\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"rs3-0314-00152406.jpg \" class=\"lazypreload lazyload\" id=\"gallery-image-21\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/us-cluster-bombs-still-killing-in-laos\/21\/\" data-vars-url=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/us-cluster-bombs-still-killing-in-laos\/21\/\" data-vars-title=\"Replacements - US cluster bombs still plague Laos after Vietnam War\" data-active=\"false\" lazy=\"1\" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2016\/09\/05\/f5200465-04b3-4c3b-892f-d8be5ad1018c\/thumbnail\/620x349\/f980d46c6a02401fccd59432e2876710\/rs3-0314-00152406.jpg?v=7c5acc180b39394767372ab4e02619ce 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2016\/09\/05\/f5200465-04b3-4c3b-892f-d8be5ad1018c\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/777caeed7f9939e359bbd5780af26aeb\/rs3-0314-00152406.jpg?v=7c5acc180b39394767372ab4e02619ce 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                CBS\/Randy Schmidt<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Prosthetic legs hang from a ceiling at\u00a0the\u00a0COPE visitor center and\u00a0museum in Vientiane,\u00a0Laos,\u00a0as part of an exhibit showing the horrors of the U.S. cluster bombing campaign in the country during the Vietnam War.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"content__body content__section\" id=\"content__section-22\">\n<h2 class=\"content__section-headline\">Bomb pieces<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-large\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"rs3-0461-02013402.jpg \" class=\"lazypreload lazyload\" id=\"gallery-image-22\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/us-cluster-bombs-still-killing-in-laos\/22\/\" data-vars-url=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/us-cluster-bombs-still-killing-in-laos\/22\/\" data-vars-title=\"Bomb pieces - 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