The main point is that they’re not only massively harmful to civilians after wars end, but they’re also of very negligible military utility. Farmers and kids with legs blown off long after the war ends? Yep. A particularly useful tool for our service members? Nope. 2/
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The middle ground that Obama came to — no use outside of Korea, no assistance to allied forces using outside of Korea, and destroying landmines not for use in Korea — was the result of very tough internal debate. 3/
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In the end, DoD insisted that it couldn’t do without so-called “dumb” landmines in Korea—the kind that last forever if they stay in the ground after hostilities end—given the specific circumstances there. That was a debatable but defensible position. 4/
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Otherwise, though, DoD acknowledged that these weapons serve no good purpose on modern battlefields. In fact, DoD-commissioned studies have shown that during the Gulf War they mainly served to limit U.S. ground forces’ maneuver capability. 5/
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There’s a reason that during two decades of constant warfare they’ve essentially never been used. They don’t have much military utility. 6/
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Instead of “dumb” mines, DoD wants “smart” mines that can be networked and turned on and off. Critically, these mines put a “person in the loop,” so that he or she can decide whether they go off or not. And those weapons are permissible under the relevant treaty. 7/
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So in sum, the Obama policy both reduced harm to farmers and kids at risk of getting their legs blown off, and supported DoD in transitioning to better weapons. Any change in policy risks negatively impacting both those worthy goals. END.
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Thanks for this Rob.
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Here's the relevant pieces of the State cablehttps://www.vox.com/2020/1/30/21115027/trump-landmine-policy-obama-state-cable …
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