U.S. Antipersonnel Landmine Use Policy
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.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 08, 2021
- Accession Number
- AD1169660
Entities
People
- Andrew Feickert
- Paul K. Kerr
Organizations
- Library of Congress