from washington post: Forty-six countries agreed Friday to push for a global treaty banning cluster bombs, a move activists hope will force the superpowers that oppose the effort – the U.S., China and Russia – to abandon the weapons…

Of the 49 countries attending the Oslo conference, only three – Japan, Poland and Romania – rejected the declaration calling for a treaty by next year. Some key arms makers – including the U.S., Russia, Israel and China – snubbed the conference.