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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When Russia first used the Oreshnik, Ukraine’s military said the missile had six independently targetable warheads, each carrying six submunitions.
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Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
According to those characters, the submunition was produced in the year of Juche 89, or 2000 according to the Gregorian calendar, the report said.
—Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
Similar to antipersonnel land mines, cluster munitions have been criticized for causing indiscriminate damage, and unexploded submunitions can pose a threat decades after fighting ends.
—Christopher Cottrell, Christian Science Monitor, 28 July 2025
Instead of simply crashing into a target and detonating on impact, some variants are now able to release smaller submunitions during flight.
—Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
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Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
According to those characters, the submunition was produced in the year of Juche 89, or 2000 according to the Gregorian calendar, the report said.
—Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
Similar to antipersonnel land mines, cluster munitions have been criticized for causing indiscriminate damage, and unexploded submunitions can pose a threat decades after fighting ends.
—Christopher Cottrell, Christian Science Monitor, 28 July 2025
Instead of simply crashing into a target and detonating on impact, some variants are now able to release smaller submunitions during flight.
—Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
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“Submunition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/submunition. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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