U.S. APL Policy: Taking the CCW to the Next Step

Abstract

The antipersonnel landmine (APL) policy of the United States is certainly a struggle between the nation's security and its humanitarian causes. Presidential Decision Directive (PDD) 64 does not strike the right balance between these two objectives. Although using the 'Korean Exception' as the rule for the U.S.'s APL policy certainly is attractive for those in the military, it does not appear to be politically feasible. An alternative would be to align the country's APL policy with a more restrictive version of Protocol II of the Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW). This option negligibly increases military risk, while providing increased political acceptability.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 20, 2001
Accession Number
ADA390507

Entities

People

  • Michael J. Conrad Jr

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anti-Personnel Mines
  • Department Of Defense
  • Detectors
  • Employment
  • Land Mines
  • Military Operations
  • Military Personnel
  • Minefields
  • Munitions
  • National Security
  • Security
  • Standards
  • United Nations
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare
  • Weapons

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering