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flechette
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flechette [fle′shet]
(ordnance)
A small fin-stabilized missile, a large number of which can be loaded in an artillery canister or in a warhead.
aerial dart


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Designed for use against troop concentrations, flechettes have been targeted by human rights groups who say their use in residential areas amounts to a war crime.
Watchdog presses Israelis to come clean on killing of journalist in ... by The Daily Star (Beirut, Lebanon)
A medical examination and X-rays showed several 3-cm -long spikes, known as flechettes, in the body of Fadel Shana, a 23-year-old Palestinian.
Zionists 'using disputed missile' by Gulf Daily News (Manama, Bahrain)
Neither has the Israeli army shown any remorse for the fact that, in the autopsy, flechettes were found in Shana's body, a weapon not strictly prohibited by international law but one that is highly controversial given its lethalness.
In his death, a truth was told by The Star (Amman, Jordan)
 
 
 
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