The ball-type submunitions are APERS - They are very small and are delivered on known concentrations of enemy personnel, scattered across an area.
Like a land mine, it will not blow up until pressure is put on it.
Saturation of unexploded submunitions has become a characteristic of the modern battlefield.
Studies that show 40 percent of the duds on the ground are hazardous and for each encounter with an unexploded submunition there is a 13 percent probability of detonation.
Thus, even though an unexploded submunition is run over, kicked, stepped on, or otherwise disturbed, and did not detonate, it is not safe.
Handling the unexploded submunition may eventually result in arming and subsequent detonation.
The one in your hand doesn't look exploded.......................
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