Military.com By Oriana Pawlyk 31 Jan 2020
The Trump administration has reversed an Obama-era policy that largely prohibited military use of anti-personnel land mines.
In a statement Friday, the White House said that President Donald Trump's decision to rescind the 2014 guideline was based on the "commitment to ensuring our forces are able to defend against any and all threats."
"The Department of Defense has determined that restrictions imposed on American forces by the Obama Administration's policy could place them at a severe disadvantage during a conflict against our adversaries," the statement said. "The President is unwilling to accept this risk to our troops."
As a result, the Pentagon will issue a new land mine policy, which will give commanders, at their discretion and in exceptional circumstances, the ability "to employ advanced, non-persistent land mines specifically designed to reduce unintended harm to civilians and partner forces," the White House said.
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