Assertion: cluster bomb's failure rate | /r/HasProperty | high
Facets:
value: relatively
type: DEGREE
value: compared to impact sites
type: OTHER
value: with a large number of duds
type: OTHER
value: abnormally
type: DEGREE
value: exceptionally
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: These bombs’ failure rate can be anywhere from 1 percent to 10 percent or even higher (The cluster bombs used by the British military in Bosnia during the 1990s, for instance, had an abnormally high failure rate).
text: While not saying so directly, the U.S. military has acknowledged that the initial failure rate on cluster bombs is too high.
text: Mine clearance personnel in Lebanon report the failure rates for Israeli submunitions to be exceptionally high, with a large number of duds compared to impact sites.
text: Cluster bombs have a relatively high failure rate compared to more conventional explosive munitions, but are favored by armies as a way of hitting enemy combatants in areas where no precise targets can be located.