Following a comprehensive policy review, the Biden administration has decided to reduce significantly its use of landmines, in part due to the frequency with which these weapons kill civilians.
The administration revealed on Tuesday that the use of these weapons will be prohibited outside of the Korean Peninsula. Excluding the region, the U.S. will look to meet key provisions of the Ottawa Convention, the 1999 international treaty prohibiting the use, stockpiling, production, and transfer of anti-personnel landmines, according to a statement from National Security Council spokeswoman Adrienne Watson.
"These changes reflect the President’s belief that these weapons have disproportionate impact on civilians, including children, long after fighting has stopped, and that we need to curtail the use of [anti-personnel landmines] worldwide," said the readout of the policy."They also complement longstanding U.S. leadership in the clearance of landmines and other explosive remnants of war.
"We cannot meet the treaty obligations their use of those official requirements," Brown added, speaking about the Ottawa treaty."So in that regard, we are basically going back to the Obama administration policies to make sure that we can meet our requirements with Korea in that regard."The administration also pointed to the destruction landmines have caused in Ukraine since Russia invaded toward the end of February.
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