US considering sending cluster munitions to Ukraine

The Biden administration is considering giving Ukraine cluster munitions, a U.S. official confirmed Friday. 

NBC News first reported that Washington was leaning toward providing dual purpose improved conventional munitions (DPICMs) to Kyiv, with an announcement that could come as early as July. 

A U.S. official told The Hill that “no decision has yet been made but, the U.S. is considering DPICMs for the Ukrainians.” 

Designed during the Cold War-era, DPICMs are surface-to-surface warheads designed to explode and send multiple small munitions over a wide area to cause maximum damage. 

Since last year, Ukraine has...