Definition of "submunition" [submunition]

• Any part of a weapon (typically a bomb or missile) that separates from a parent munition before or during employment (noun)

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• "Cluster bombs, designed with "submunition" ordnance to set off a chain-reaction of explosions, became an important part of the US conventional military arsenal in the 1960s."
• "They also inspected the remnants of a cluster submunition and interviewed witnesses to two other such attacks."
• "Taiwan will also require asymmetrical weapons such as submunition carrying surface-to-surface missiles and electromagnetic launch or "rail gun" weapons, expected to be ready in a few years."