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jmowreader

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30. The Ottawa Treaty only bans antipersonnel landmines

Reply to davidpdx (Reply #28)

Mon Jun 30, 2014, 05:13 AM

Jun 2014

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottawa_Treaty

Among the things not banned by this treaty are "anti-handling devices" and "mixed mines." I wonder...could the people who constructed the treaty, knowing mines are one of the few things that keep the North Korean People's Army inside North Korea, have stuck weasel terms in there to allow the UN to maintain minefields inside the DMZ?

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U.S. to no longer produce anti-personnel landmines [View all] muriel_volestrangler Jun 2014 OP

a partial measure, and 15 years overdue, but a positive development nt geek tragedy Jun 2014 #1

Good, but long overdue IronLionZion Jun 2014 #2

Same here Tetris_Iguana Jun 2014 #8

That would have been on my "things I'd like Obama to get done" list bhikkhu Jun 2014 #3

Good move. Now destroy the stockpile. mahannah Jun 2014 #4

shit. now dig up the ones in the ground. mopinko Jun 2014 #23

Now watch Republicans claim this will leave our bases wide open for attack. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2014 #5

Yeah, how does weak-on-terror Obama expect us to blow the legs off little terrorist children now? tclambert Jun 2014 #6

I've heard Republicans call for mining our borders.... Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2014 #7

Rec! progressoid Jun 2014 #9

Glad to hear it! I've actually been working on a program.... Adrahil Jun 2014 #10

rats are clever bastards. mopinko Jun 2014 #24

Jeezzzzzz lsewpershad Jun 2014 #11

Does this mean that we'll be buying them from China instead? Orrex Jun 2014 #12

"... no longer produce or seek to acquire ..." (nt) muriel_volestrangler Jun 2014 #13

No, the Chinese do not make the premier mines Big_Mike Jun 2014 #20

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #14

Wpmderfi;! K&R. JDPriestly Jun 2014 #15

Only 'cause landmines are so '90's, we have drones now. joanbarnes Jun 2014 #16

"The United States has not produced landmines since 1997.." hack89 Jun 2014 #17

Who needs landmines? We have cluster bombs. Downwinder Jun 2014 #18

k&r Soylent Brice Jun 2014 #19

Great news dreamnightwind Jun 2014 #21

Long overdue LTG Jun 2014 #22

Kudos to the administration! grahamhgreen Jun 2014 #25

A step in the right direction. hedgehog Jun 2014 #26

I agree with your summary: It is about time!!!!! emsimon33 Jun 2014 #27

Apparently they plan to replace the landmines in the DMZ with some kind of newer technology davidpdx Jun 2014 #28

The Ottawa Treaty only bans antipersonnel landmines jmowreader Jun 2014 #30

Good question, I'm not sure davidpdx Jun 2014 #31

I've worked out of Guard Post Collier, which is on the DMZ jmowreader Jun 2014 #32

Good and well past time. TheKentuckian Jun 2014 #29

Good move jamzrockz Jun 2014 #33