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That's a fact the US should be deeply ashamed of. I had no idea how bad the land mine and unexploded bomb situation is until I visited Cambodia and Laos where e
by spaetzleesser 5y ago
That's a fact the US should be deeply ashamed of. I had no idea how bad the land mine and unexploded bomb situation is until I visited Cambodia and Laos where even 50 years after the war people are still getting their limbs blown off.
- giraffe_lady 5y agoAll the countries that didn't ban land mines are all the same countries that were, essentially, expecting to fight wars in the near future.
- 2468013579 5y agoRead up on the difference between persistent and non-persistent land mines [1]. The US only uses non-persistent mines that last usually 24-72 hours. The issue with 50 years later is not accurate since non-persistent mines haven’t been commonplace for decades and officially outlawed in 2004 [2]. Only place the US allows persistent mines is at the DMZ. There’s also a distinction between anti-personnel mines and anti-vehicle mines, which the US has a clearer distinction about than others. The Ottawa Treaty only bans anti-personnel mines [3], so the US in one of few countries that has a policy banning the use of persistent anti-vehicle mines. [1] https://sites.duke.edu/lawfire/2021/04/12/understanding-u-s-landmine-policy-an-expert-speaks/ https://sites.duke.edu/lawfire/2021/04/12/understanding-u-s-... [2] https://2001-2009.state.gov/t/pm/wra/c11735.htm https://2001-2009.state.gov/t/pm/wra/c11735.htm [3] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottawa_Treaty https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottawa_Treaty
- spaetzleesser 5y agoHow many of the non persistent mines will fail to disarm and still be a danger? I would expect quite a few. In my mind they should have been banned like biological weapons. And the US could take leadership
- trasz 5y agoI’m sure Russia and China have similar excuses :->