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The Pentagon is keeping for now a Trump administration policy that loosened restrictions on the use of land mines by the U.S. military, as the Biden administration weighs whether to re-impose tougher rules.
Biden Keeps Trumpâs Policy Retaining Land Mines in U.S. Arsenal, for Now
On the campaign trail, Joseph R. Biden Jr. had pledged to reverse his predecessorâs land mine policy. A Pentagon spokesman said the matter was under review.
Antipersonnel land mines, small explosive weapons that are buried underground or laid on the surface and meant to kill or maim people, can remain deadly for many decades.Credit.Louai Beshara/Agence France-Presse â Getty Images
April 6, 2021, 3:50 p.m. ET
WASHINGTON â The Defense Department announced Tuesday that it would retain the Trump administrationâs policy and keep antipersonnel land mines in its arsenal, reserving the right to use them in war.
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