How many cluster munitions have been retained for training purposes?
Most States Parties have formally declared that they are not retaining any cluster munitions for training or research in detection, clearance, and destruction techniques, as permitted by the convention.
13 States Parties are retaining cluster munitions for training and research purposes, as listed in the following table.
Cluster munitions retained for training (as of 31 December 2018)
|
State Party |
Quantity of cluster munitions (submunitions) |
Date first reported |
||
|
Retained in 2018 |
Consumed in 2018 |
Initially retained |
||
|
Germany |
372 (29,184) |
37 (2,912) |
685 (62,580) |
2011 |
|
Netherlands |
274 (23,752) |
0 |
272 (23,545) |
2011 |
|
Belgium |
203 (17,864) |
97 (7,920) |
276 (24,288) |
2011 |
|
Switzerland |
52 (2,615) |
0 |
138 (7,346) |
2013 |
|
Bulgaria |
8 (400) |
0 |
8 (400) |
2017 |
|
Cameroon |
6 (906) |
0 |
6 (906) |
2014 |
|
Slovakia |
5 (3,220) |
0 |
5 (3,220) |
2015 |
|
Spain |
4 (550) |
1 (28) |
711 (16,652) |
2011 |
|
France |
3 (189) |
0 (1) |
55 (10,284) |
2011 |
|
Denmark |
0 (2,716) |
(630) |
170 (-) |
2011 |
|
Sweden |
0 (125) |
0 |
0 (125) |
2013 |
|
BiH |
0 (30) |
0 |
0 (30) |
2013 |
|
Czech Rep. |
0 (12) |
0 (3) |
0 (796) |
2011 |
(Last updated based on Cluster Munition Monitor 2019)
