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U.S. wants strengthened CCW landmines protocol

Article Abstract:

The US has proposed the strengthening of restrictions in the amended landmines protocol to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons on the use of landmines, especially anti-vehicle mines. Existing protocol requirements that mines be detectable and that remotely delivered mines have self-destructing or self-deactivating mechanisms only apply to anti-personnel mines. The US now wants these criteria to apply to anti-vehicle mines too. It also called for a boost to the reliability of the self-destruction and self-deactivation mechanisms on remotely delivered mines.

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U.S. wants strengthened CWW landmines protocol

Article Abstract:

The US proposed strengthening restrictions on the use of landmines at the 2000 conference of the states-parties to the amended landmines protocol to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons. Details of the amended protocol are discussed.

United States, Switzerland, Conferences, meetings and seminars, Military policy

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Ottawa Convention states-parties hold first conference; US attends

Article Abstract:

The parties and states involved in the Ottowa Convention on landmines have held thir first meeting in order to begin to implement the convention. A total of 81 states have ratified the convention, which deals with anti-personnel mines, and these states are committed to the destruction of landmines. These that are stockpiled should be destroyed within four years, while those that are planted should be destroyed in 10 years. Reports on the progress of these efforts are to be made annually.

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