New Technology Required to Implement U.S. Anti-Personnel Landmine Policy.

Abstract : Current U.S. APL policy seeks to accomplish three major objectives. First, it seeks to ensure that American military personnel will have the tools they need to accomplish their global responsibilities. Second, it seeks to ensure that U.S. APL do not cause unintended casualties. It also expands the U.S. role in reducing casualties by non-U.S. landmines. Third, it seeks a responsible treaty to ban APL without unduly compromising military concerns. The objective of this paper is to demonstrate how the development and application of improved mine, countermine, and demining technology could facilitate, significantly in some cases, the three major APL policy objectives of the United States.