U.S. Antipersonnel Landmine Use Policy

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Abstract:

With the end of the Cold War in 1991, during the mid- to late 1990s, the international community began to question the utility of APLs in light of the growing number of civilian and U.N. peacekeeper casualties resulting from abandoned unmarked or unregistered minefields. In 1996, President Clinton announced a policy that immediately discontinued U.S. use of persistent APLs except in the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating North and South Korea and supported negotiation of a worldwide ban on APLs in the U.N. In November 1996, the United States introduced a resolution to the U.N. General Assembly to pursue an international agreement that would ban the use, stockpiling, production, and transfer of APLs. While many nations supported such a ban, others were concerned that verifying such a ban would be difficult and that APLs still played a useful role in military operations. The UN General Assembly, however, could not agree on a way forward.

Author(s):
Feickert, Andrew ; Kerr, Paul K.
Author Organization(s):
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC
Funding Organization(s):
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE, WASHINGTON , DC
Document Type:
Technical Report/Congressional Report
Publication Date:
2021 Apr 08
Pagination:
3

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution Code:
A - Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement: Public Release

RECORD

Collection: TRECMS
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
IF11440
Subject Terms
Communities of Interest:
Counter IED
Descriptor(s):
anti-personnel mines, united states, department of defense, land mines, military operations, agreements, congress, minefields, production, south korea, area denial, cold war, governments, law, mine warfare, mines (ordnance), anti-personnel weapons
Subject Categories:
Military Sciences
Creation Date:
2022 May 24
Update Date:
2022 Jul 07