the one is darren, go to health, smart nature, the more likes watching it on youtube. dw documentary the this is the, the news line from bullet the us my send cluster munitions to ukraine. whitehouse officials say that decision is on that active consideration as part of a weapons. a pack last time edition is banned in many countries on human rights, proves raising concerns. also coming off and they totally that says turkey still

have gaps to bridge before it can give sweden the go ahead to join the alliance. we want. there are concerns and how may to really is to confront the possible russians . friends, todd, us general, now tells dw, we have not read the, i'm good, how both, as welcome to the program. the us administration is expected to, to announce an $800000000.00 military, a package for ukraine, and that could include trustable key once the weapons for its contra offensive against russia, bought the bombs a country band by more than 120 countries because they can kill indiscriminately over wide area threatening injuries to civilians. human rights groups raising concerns about the decision is a graveyard dismissals and hockey's. the remnants of russian munition to have

devastated civilian life and pulse of ukraine. among them, the rockets used to launch cluster bombs, a large number of small explosives of packed into these containers and released me to with the potential to close extensive damage to an area. the size of a city block such as hit in cost in team have cost assist you new credit on that screech, and which was his in march this year by cluster bombs, local firefighters trying to contain the damage. and detective cluster munitions that don't explode, control. so may, will kill people decades later on thursday, the pentagon press secretary defended the use of the weapons that is pointing the finger at moscow. so essentially it can be either loaded with shape charges which

are arm or penetrating or they can be loaded with fragmentary munitions, which are anti personnel. so clearly a capability that would be useful in any type of offensive operations. i would note that the russians have already been implying a cluster munitions on the battlefield. human rights watch says base russia and ukraine have used cluster munitions. so fall in the conflict and has cooled for both sides to stop immediately. as human rights groups call for an end to the use of cluster bombs by name ukraine, a asking, what difference does it make when cruise missiles tanks and drones are already killing people every day? and i put that question to rich, where i'm is a senior crisis and conflict research, a 1st human rights watch as well. and you know, these weapons are inherently discriminant, indiscriminate and are subject to a band assigned by most countries in the world, including germany, for reason of the, on the immediate attacks. these weapons have,

they have lasting and serious consequences for civilians. many of these subdivisions fail to explode and they expose civilians for decades to danger. and that danger is serious and life threatening. it could be losing a limb and it could be losing your life. it makes actions like, you know, playing in the field for them on your lawn. they could be deadly. and your germany is also a country that has experienced, you know, this, of this kind of threat for decades to comment as well. and this is not something that you know, you can frame on you already. there has been extensive contamination, and this is only going to pile long, you know, the civilian har for decades come now, but if these trustable items could help you crime, beating back to the russians and potentially speed up an end to this will, would not be was it well, no, this, what we're talking about here is about preventing civilian harm. and certainly your brain has other options that don't, you know, spread these munitions all over wide areas and are doable. definable,

it's those the millions and harm long into the future because they're difficult to find and develop. doable to clear there's been a lot of talk about the can to cameron contamination efforts, you know, which will have to take place in any case of these efforts are dangerous and they take time and they will expose that to civilian service. but the individuals doing that they're going to operate options to danger. so why are you not focus your efforts on getting the russian to stop using these weapons? because effective in your calls can only lead ukraine exposed to russian cluster balls with little hope of replying and kind. the human rights watch has documented the use of russian to cluster munitions from the 1st few hours of this and invasion that they conducted and included that includes one of the deadliest attacks conducted against the buildings by rushing forces in the train station and coming towards can we have call, not just since the beginning of this war,

but since the bad has been instituted for all parties to stop using these weapons. as this is not about focusing our attention on credit, this is about all parties, not just in ukraine, russia, but everywhere. because of the extraordinary farm, these weapons cause a disability and say, continue to cost them long after worst finish, which we have that was shown rights watch. thank you very much. let's take a look now at some of the other stories making headlines. this on japan's nuclear regulates as approves the release of mole, then a 1000000 tons of radioactive water from the destroyed c my nucleus on into the pacific ocean. china, how strongly opposed to this is the global nuclear watch stuff. the international atomic energy agency says, due to dilution, it will have next to nowhere on the invite. off or volcanic eruption and southern through the government has declared

a state of emergency 8 cruise setting up shelters. and for pat to relocate thousands of people, the you being us. ok, and what has been spewing ashan toxic gas. it also registered thousands of explosions in recent days. ok. those last major eruption was 4 years ago. it was night until the hedge insulting but convinced that meeting was lead us from turkey and sweden hoping for breakthrough on sweden's night to membership. there is another significant concern now for the military alliance. how well prepared is it in europe to provide a coordinated response to any possible threats from russia? one, senior ex us general tells dw nato is not ready because it can't move fast enough, a needle maintained it's got allies completely covered and they thought protected every inch of allied territory. but canot nato has forces and fire power, pre positioned in 8 allies along its eastern flank. but if russia were to attempt,

for example, the narrow gaps between bela ruzen, colleen, and grad, known as the so walkie corridor, with the aim to cut off the baltic states. if we cannot move fast enough, i think this is very dangerous that the russians can see. and they're aware that we could not get to. let's say this a walking car door for the full sean gate down in romania as fast or faster than russian federation forces could give their retire. general ben hodges is an expert in military mobility. and to his chagrin, immobility from the years he was charged with ensuring american troops and their equipment could respond quickly to threats loads of red tape and lack of transport capacity top to his list of lows. you cannot even live a couple your passion, germany without special permissions. there's not enough real cars in the cargo. don't you buy a cargo to move more than one and a half are remember gauge that all over europe simultaneously. that's nothing

compared to what we would need. and then there's the lack of enter governmental communication. hodges recalls a special moment in 2017. when you as paratroopers were dropped into bulgaria for a training exercise. we discovered in the last minute the demo, gary and ministry of interior responsible for their borders. we're going to have officials out on the drop zone and expect to see the passport of every parents river as if they had just gotten off a lot of times a flight. and i was like, you watch. another issue is infrastructure such as bridges and roads that can't bear the weight of heavy tanks or tunnels, which are too narrow. fixing these problems was long ago identified as a key area where nato into europe can union could and actually had to work together . the alliance needs the access, the you has control over regulations and funds for logistical upgrades and member states. but after years of plans, task forces and projects and now war next door,

the potential remains largely on paper policy analysts and the height the highest spend to months researching the current state of military mobility and was dismayed at his findings. definitely, i was surprised given how many years has passed since know through the video to me came a priority at the, at the level. nothing much has happened just to give you an example of currently at the you level the objectives to reach maximum of 5 working days to get permission to cross borders. that's quite a lots, right? they want to make free for rapid reaction, forces 5 working days, waiting on paper work for each country that would need to be crossed. that's the goal. meanwhile, moscow has no such barriers, and can hire points out. the necessary changes in europe won't happen overnight, is it's a continuous process that takes years. so if we have started, i don't know, 15 years ago now, it would have been better if we started now we'll see in 4th and the results may be

in 10 years. general hodges says the new military plans to be adopted at nato's bill. me a summit, should we do a big improvement because possible more time responsibilities will be assigned by regions reducing transport times. but he's still worried to everybody gets serious and understands why this is to the benefit of the alliance for terence is going to continue to be seen as some sort of a bureaucratic, a thing that just needs to be sorted out. he says, is past time. now to get serious nathan, steve has a rear, sometimes ukraine will join the military alliance as a lead us prepare for a summit and these wayne. yeah. bang out the agenda for next week. secretary general. yeah, and stuff back announced the formation of a ukraine. nato council, in new agreement to bring the country closer to the alliance, is expected to be approved at the summit. non natural members,

including australia and japan, would also be attending to discuss in the pacific, secure. it's a moment for 4 hours concert that take care of it now joined by the w brussels bureau chief. i have some a phenomenon for a more on that. i like some of the 1st topics as the address was native support for you can tell us what's new of the well, it's exactly what you just mentioned, tnc, stalking back once again. stress steps need to leaders when they come together in billing us. next week we'll decide to ramp up their support for ukraine. there will be a new multi year, a program for assistance, military assistance for ukraine with more equipment, training and money if needed. there will be also this. you need to ukraine council to be established soon off to the summit. and this is important because then ukraine will be able to sit at the table with all the nato countries as an equal

partner. and they will have access to more area of corporation. and by stressing that the leaders will also reiterate their position and reaffirm their position that you claim will be a member of the alliance. but he also made clear that there are still working on the exact wording because he didn't want to go to into any details. what exactly that could mean a roadmap to membership or could the leaders say if the war is over? ukraine will be immediately admitted to the ally, and so that is still an open question. what's the, those will exactly decide doing their summit in building is now a to that business with the class, the bones that the us apparently wants to supply to ukraine. what's nato's position on this? so we press to, you installed them back a couple of times on that match, or because of course, these weapons are so controversial and band by more than

a 100 countries. but he just said that's need to, doesn't have a position on that because it's up to individual elyse to decide what kind of flipping sto ready to send to ukraine. however, he also said that both countries, ukraine and russia, are using these weapons in this war. and he stressed that there is a difference. russia is using them to attack you create and ukraine is using them to defend its people and its territory. so even without taking a firm position on the question you had sold some back, made clear that there is a big difference between the 2 countries using them other external phenomena that in brussels for us. thank you very much. that's something you're watching. the news here as a reminder off the top story, we're following for you a deal with signals that could send cluster munitions to ukraine. white house

officials say that decision is quote on that active consideration as part of a new with an age of practice. and that's it from the news team for now, i have an update for you at the top of the hour, of course. and who owns the beautiful and there for t t questions of ownership of antiquities raised and all the dunk film that's got out those 10, berlin to me and the new speed the it's all just practice at the national base in brooklyn with a wayne 7 months before russia attacked ukraine of filtering documents daily life in the town. how are the people of the growing.