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Arms Control Association: Trump Administration's Landmine Policy Reversal a Dangerous Mistake, Requires Congressional Action
January 31, 2020
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- The Arms Control Association issued the following news release:

According to multiple press reports, the Trump administration is poised to rescind former President Barack Obama's 2014 directive to no longer "produce or otherwise acquire any anti-personnel landmines," known as APLs, which are small explosive devices placed under, on, or near the ground. The new policy would reportedly lift current restrictions on deploying landmines outside of th . . .

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