We have often reported on the painful and deadly consequences of the land mines that are left behind for years after wars and armed conflicts have been resolved. Now finally the US has joined the 1999 Ottawa Accord that bans the use of land mines. As the US is the biggest manufacturer of land mines this move clearly is major step towards a more humane global community.
US discontinues use of land mines, joins international treaty
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