A memo sent earlier this month by Pete Hegseth reverses a policy banning the US from using antipersonnel landmines around the globe. These weapons killed or injured over 6,000 people last year, according to a recent report, 90% of whom were civilians.
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ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
I think the war in Ukraine has shown us that landmines are so effective that any nation’s ban on them is only going to last as long as no serious war is being fought.