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The United States dropped more than two million tons of bombs on Laos between 1964 and 1973, including a large number of cluster munitions [1]. More than 50 ye
by litbear2022 1y ago
The United States dropped more than two million tons of bombs on Laos between 1964 and 1973, including a large number of cluster munitions [1].
More than 50 years after the war, bombs still threaten the local citizens[2].
During the construction of the China-Laos Railway, Chinese builders spent a great deal of effort removing leftover bombs along the route[3].
the destruction of Japan Abandoned Chemical Weapons had been delayed *4 times*(SHAME ON YOU JAPS) [4].
[1] https://www.undp.org/sites/g/files/zskgke326/files/migration/la/UNDP_LA_Hazardous-Ground.pdf https://www.undp.org/sites/g/files/zskgke326/files/migration...
[2] https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/apr/27/i-dont-want-more-children-to-suffer-what-i-did-the-50-year-fight-to-clear-us-bombs-from-laos https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/apr/27/i...
[3] https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202307/1294231.shtml https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202307/1294231.shtml
[4] https://www.mfa.gov.cn/eng/wjb/zzjg_663340/jks_665232/kjfywj_665252/202410/t20241011_11505414.html https://www.mfa.gov.cn/eng/wjb/zzjg_663340/jks_665232/kjfywj...