munitions

Officials from the Cambodian Mine Action Centre also pointed out unexploded cluster munitions, a weapon banned in much of the world but which the Thai military has acknowledged using.

The IDF said precautionary measures had been taken, "including advance warnings to the population" and the use of "precise munitions".

It said precautionary measures had been taken to mitigate harm to civilians, "including advance warnings to the population" and the use of "precise munitions".

The Scottish government was recently accused of "student union politics" by the UK government over its long-standing policy of not providing public funding for munitions.

"China has the ability to churn out munitions, ships, all these platforms... the state can just make these directives and off they go," Mr Neill says.