An Evaluation Of The Us Policy On Anti Personnel Landmines
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| Author | : Dale A. Carr |
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| Total Pages | : 43 |
| Release | : 1999 |
| Genre | : Land mines |
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Landmines have received a great deal of attention. Debating their utility has become a major military/humanitarian issue. Current U.S. policy on anti-personnel landmines (APL) consists of three major positions. The first position is banning the use, stockpiling, production, and transfer of APL. The second position is to develop APL alternatives through aggressive research and development. The last position is to improve mine detection and clearing technology for current and future humanitarian demining operations. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate each major position against what has been done to date (looking at ends, ways, and means) and then extrapolate this out to the years 2020-2025. This paper evaluates the current policy's effectiveness by looking at the various programs implemented and actions taken to date. It concludes with recommended changes to U.S. policy.
| Author | : Dale A. Carr |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 1999 |
| Genre | : Land mines |
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Landmines have received a great deal of attention. Debating their utility has become a major military/humanitarian issue. Current U.S. policy on anti-personnel landmines (APL) consists of three major positions. The first position is banning the use, stockpiling, production, and transfer of APL. The second position is to develop APL alternatives through aggressive research and development. The last position is to improve mine detection and clearing technology for current and future humanitarian demining operations. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate each major position against what has been done to date (looking at ends, ways, and means) and then extrapolate this out to the years 2020-2025. This paper evaluates the current policy's effectiveness by looking at the various programs implemented and actions taken to date. It concludes with recommended changes to U.S. policy.
| Author | : Fritz W. Kirklighter |
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| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2001 |
| Genre | : Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production, and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction |
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In the face of severe criticism from most of the world's leaders, President Clinton on 17 September 1997 refused to sign the Ottawa treaty, declaring: 'As Commander-in-Chief, I will not send our soldiers to defend the freedom of our people and the freedom of others without doing everything we can to make them as secure as possible. There is a line I simply cannot cross, and that line is the safety and security of our men and women in uniform'. His own internal struggle with this issue was demonstrated during an interview weeks before President Clinton left office during which he said he 'bitterly regretted that the U.S. did not sign the land mine treaty in December 1997, and that it is one of his bitterest regrets of the last eight years'. The President of the United States is responsible for balancing the military needs and humanitarian concerns of the nation. Land mine policy will be a challenging issue for the Bush administration, testing the president's military and foreign policy. This paper will probe the anti-personnel land mines (APL) issue, seeking to review our approach to the Ottawa treaty, current U.S. policy, and present recommendations on future APL policy for the Bush administration.
| Author | : Fritz W. Kirklighter |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 27 |
| Release | : 2001 |
| Genre | : Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production, and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction |
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In the face of severe criticism from most of the world's leaders, President Clinton on 17 September 1997 refused to sign the Ottawa treaty, declaring: 'As Commander-in-Chief, I will not send our soldiers to defend the freedom of our people and the freedom of others without doing everything we can to make them as secure as possible. There is a line I simply cannot cross, and that line is the safety and security of our men and women in uniform'. His own internal struggle with this issue was demonstrated during an interview weeks before President Clinton left office during which he said he 'bitterly regretted that the U.S. did not sign the land mine treaty in December 1997, and that it is one of his bitterest regrets of the last eight years'. The President of the United States is responsible for balancing the military needs and humanitarian concerns of the nation. Land mine policy will be a challenging issue for the Bush administration, testing the president's military and foreign policy. This paper will probe the anti-personnel land mines (APL) issue, seeking to review our approach to the Ottawa treaty, current U.S. policy, and present recommendations on future APL policy for the Bush administration.
| Author | : Kemp Loren Chester |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 1999 |
| Genre | : Land mines |
| ISBN | : |
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"In the spring of 1996, a very public and rancorous debate ensued over the question of whether the United States would lead, or even join in, the global effort to ban the manufacture and use of anti-personnel landmines. It was a debate that had been dragging on for a while among foreign policy elites and defense experts both in and out of uniform. However, in a very short period of time a series of events caused the issue to spill over into the public arena. Understanding the emotion and deep convictions that surround the issue of a permanent ban on anti-personnel landmines requires some appreciation for the unique place mines hold in the history of warfare. Few weapons have caused more suffering and engendered more terror in generations of foot soldiers and civilian victims of conflict than have the silent killers buried deep beneath the soil of the battlefield. Similarly, understanding the mechanics of attempting to draft and implement a ban on landmines requires one to become familiar with the legal aspects of landmines as weapons. Those who support a total ban on anti-personnel landmines, as well as those who advocate their use, find justification for their positions under international law as derived from both treaty and custom. Finally, a quick look at the recent history of international efforts to ban anti- personnel landmines is necessary to better understand how the issue made it from the meeting rooms of international conferences half a world away and onto the foreign policy agenda of the Clinton administration in early 1996"--Abstract
| Author | : Kemp Loren Chester |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 312 |
| Release | : 1999 |
| Genre | : Land mines |
| ISBN | : |
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In the spring of 1996, a very public and rancorous debate ensued over the question of whether the United States would lead, or even join in, the global effort to ban the manufacture and use of anti-personnel landmines. It was a debate that had been dragging on for a while among foreign policy elites and defense experts both in and out of uniform. However, in a very short period of time a series of events caused the issue to spill over into the public arena. Understanding the emotion and deep convictions that surround the issue of a permanent ban on anti-personnel landmines requires some appreciation for the unique place mines hold in the history of warfare. Few weapons have caused more suffering and engendered more terror in generations of foot soldiers and civilian victims of conflict than have the silent killers buried deep beneath the soil of the battlefield. Similarly, understanding the mechanics of attempting to draft and implement a ban on landmines requires one to become familiar with the legal aspects of landmines as weapons. Those who support a total ban on anti-personnel landmines, as well as those who advocate their use, find justification for their positions under international law as derived from both treaty and custom. Finally, a quick look at the recent history of international efforts to ban anti- personnel landmines is necessary to better understand how the issue made it from the meeting rooms of international conferences half a world away and onto the foreign policy agenda of the Clinton administration in early 1996.
| Author | : John V. Klemencic |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 1998 |
| Genre | : Explosives, Military |
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Every month, landmines around the world kill 800 people. An estimated 100 million active anti-personnel mines, left from past conflicts lie beneath the ground in at least 70 countries. The International Red Cross estimates that at the current pace of demining, it will cost $33 billion to rid the world of mines, but only if no more are added. Anti-personnel landmines (APL) are an indiscriminate weapon that kill or maim whoever triggers them; friend or foe, civilian or soldier. Over 90 nations have signed the Ottawa Treaty banning all anti-personnel landmines. The U.S. refuses to sign the treaty based on the belief that anti-personnel landmines, of all types, are militarily significant weapons. Recent computer simulations, historical examples and comments by military professional suggest that anti-personnel landmines may not be as effective as the Department of Defense believes.
| Author | : National Research Council |
| Publisher | : National Academies Press |
| Total Pages | : 141 |
| Release | : 2001-04-21 |
| Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
| ISBN | : 0309073499 |
Download Alternative Technologies to Replace Antipersonnel Landmines Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
This book examines potential technologies for replacing antipersonnel landmines by 2006, the U.S. target date for signing an international treaty banning these weapons. Alternative Technologies to Replace Antipersonnel Landmines emphasizes the role that technology can play to allow certain weapons to be used more selectively, reducing the danger to uninvolved civilians while improving the effectiveness of the U.S. military. Landmines are an important weapon in the U.S. military's arsenal but the persistent variety can cause unintended casualties, to both civilians and friendly forces. New technologies could replace some, but not all, of the U.S. military's antipersonnel landmines by 2006. In the period following 2006, emerging technologies might eliminate the landmine totally, while retaining the necessary functionalities that today's mines provide to the military.
| Author | : John V. Klemencic |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 30 |
| Release | : 1998 |
| Genre | : Explosives, Military |
| ISBN | : |
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Every month, landmines around the world kill 800 people. An estimated 100 million active anti-personnel mines, left from past conflicts lie beneath the ground in at least 70 countries. The International Red Cross estimates that at the current pace of demining, it will cost $33 billion to rid the world of mines, but only if no more are added. Anti-personnel landmines (APL) are an indiscriminate weapon that kill or maim whoever triggers them; friend or foe, civilian or soldier. Over 90 nations have signed the Ottawa Treaty banning all anti-personnel landmines. The U.S. refuses to sign the treaty based on the belief that anti-personnel landmines, of all types, are militarily significant weapons. Recent computer simulations, historical examples and comments by military professional suggest that anti-personnel landmines may not be as effective as the Department of Defense believes.
| Author | : Seth R. Deam |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 69 |
| Release | : 2001-04 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781423550648 |
Download The Antipersonnel Landmines Convention and the Evolving Politics of Arms Control Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
The setting and cast of characters involved in arms control have changed since the end of the Cold War. Changes in world dynamics occurring in tandem with globalization have brought about an increasing focus on human rights and human security. National borders and state sovereignty, still the foundation of our current international system, are declining in importance with these trends in globalization. This trend flowed into the arena of arms control in 1997 by banning a weapon stockpiled and used in almost every nation's military. This paper seeks to answer questions concerning these changes and about the implications of the 1997 Antipersonnel Landmine Convention as an example of a possible new framework for arms control. This paper seeks to answer the questions of whether or not the Ottawa Convention was an aberration or is likely to become a new way of doing business. It also seeks to understand the likelihood that certain weapon systems will become the target of such a future ban. From this analysis, this paper seeks to increase awareness of the Air Force and DoD with regard to international and domestic political contexts facilitating such a framework. The author provides general recommendations concerning U.S. policy approach with regard to conventional weapons and arms control negotiations.
