submunition
noun
sub·mu·ni·tion
(ˌ)səb-myü-ˈni-shən 
: any of a group of smaller weapons carried as a warhead by a missile or projectile and expelled as the carrier approaches its target
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Cluster munitions release submunitions, or bomblets, which can spread over a wide area and pose a significant threat to civilians.
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Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025
With their thousands of submunitions or fragments, the M30 and the larger Army Tactical Missile System rocket—fired by the same launchers—are optimized for strikes on thin-skinned targets.
—David Axe, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Cluster bombs are banned by more than 100 countries because of their devastating impact, spreading multiple submunitions or bomblets over an area as large as a city block, and that can kill, maim, and also lie dormant until triggered.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 6 Apr. 2025
Footage of the test depicts submunitions tearing into the rotorcraft and vehicles.
—David Axe, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025
With their thousands of submunitions or fragments, the M30 and the larger Army Tactical Missile System rocket—fired by the same launchers—are optimized for strikes on thin-skinned targets.
—David Axe, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Cluster bombs are banned by more than 100 countries because of their devastating impact, spreading multiple submunitions or bomblets over an area as large as a city block, and that can kill, maim, and also lie dormant until triggered.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 6 Apr. 2025
Footage of the test depicts submunitions tearing into the rotorcraft and vehicles.
—David Axe, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Submunition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/submunition. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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