Bush Administration Bans Some Land Mines

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Associated Press

Bush Administration Bans Some Land Mines
By BARRY SCHWEID
AP Diplomatic Writer

WASHINGTON (AP)--The Bush administration plans to take the lead in eliminating land mines that are not timed to self-destruct but will not sign a 150-nation anti-land mine treaty, a senior administration official said Thursday.

The new policy will also double, to $70 million, what the United States spends annually to locate and remove mines considered hazards to people and serving no deterrent purpose, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

The White House planned to announce the new policy Friday, the official said.

From now on, all new U.S. land mines will be detectable to U.S. authorities and geared to become inert. But those that are considered part of deterring attacks, such as in Korea, will remain in use.

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[aquart]

1. So they've banned the ones they're not using?

[pinniped]

4. Sounds right to me...

That's like banning napalm a couple years back because they made a better mixture and called it something else, MK-77 firebombs.

[MasonJar]

2. Of course not, we wouldn't want "whistle ass" to mess up his

record of non-cooperation.

[truthisfreedom]

3. wacky. he's doing something humanitarian? unthinkable. nice.