Obama to Halt Production of Land Mines, Move to Stop Use
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The U.S. will halt the production of anti-personnel land mines and move toward doing away with their use, the Obama administration said today.
The U.S. is also “diligently pursuing solutions” that would allow it comply with the Ottawa Convention, a treaty that banned the use, stockpiling and production of the mines, Caitlin Hayden, a spokeswoman for the White House National Security Council, said in a statement.