Today, the U.S. Campaign to Ban Landmines-U.S. Cluster Munition Coalition released a memo demanding a reversal of changes made in the past three years that have moved the United States further from support of international agreements banning antipersonnel mines and cluster munitions. That memo is copied in full below and available as a pdf here.…

On July 16^th, the US Campaign to Ban Landmines briefed congressional staffers on the new US landmine policy released on January 31. The briefing followed the congressional letter sent on May 6th to Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, which has not received a response as of July 30. The briefing…

On May 6, Senator Patrick Leahy and Rep. Jim McGovern sent a congressional letter with more than 100 co-signing members of Congress to Secretary of Defense Mark Esper expressing disappointment at the Trump administration’s reversal of Obama-era landmine policy and requesting answers to questions regarding future plans for development and use of antipersonnel landmines. The letter expressed “regret…

Joint Statement on the Trump Administration's New Landmine Policy

In response to the January 31st announcement by the White House of 

On 31 January 2020, the US Department of Defense announced its intent to roll-back Obama-era landmine policy, allowing for the US to use landmines anywhere in the world. The previous 2014 Obama-era policy banned US production and acquisition of antipersonnel landmines and prohibited their use outside…