[Ngo-lwg] In New Land Mine Policy, U.S. Takes Step Toward Treaty Approval

Chuck Searcy chuckusvn at gmail.com
Sat Jun 28 14:38:04 BST 2014


*Wall Street Journal*
<http://online.wsj.com/news/article_email/obama-administration-sets-course-to-sign-land-mine-ban-1403870731-lMyQjAxMTA0MDIwNzEyNDcyWj>
In New Land Mine Policy, U.S. Takes Step Toward Treaty Approval U.S.
Wouldn't Produce Antipersonnel Land Mines or Acquire New Ones
    By Felicia Schwartz
 Updated June 27, 2014 10:02 p.m. ET

Signaling its strongest move yet toward joining a 15-year-old international
treaty banning land mines, the Obama administration announced Friday that
the U.S. would no longer produce antipersonnel land mines or acquire new
ones, including to replace expiring munitions in its stockpile.

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