The Ban of Clusterbombs

111 countries signed a treaty banning the use of cluster bombs, the treaty will go into effect in 2009. Russia, China, and the United States did not sign the treaty in Dublin, and these are the biggest producers and users of cluster munitions. The United States actually "boycotted" the meeting according to CNN.
If you do not know, cluster bombs are bombs that separate into smaller bombs before impact. Notorious for their 1 in 4 failure rate, cluster bombs that do not explode create a mine field around the area according to The Real News.