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U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release |
| No. NR-492-14 | ||
| IMMEDIATE RELEASE | September 22, 2014 |
Statement by Pentagon Press Secretary Rear Admiral John Kirby on Landmines
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel fully supports the changes to U.S. anti-personnel landmine (APL) policy announced by the president today. The department will not use anti-personnel landmines outside the Korean Peninsula; will not assist, encourage, or induce others outside the Korean Peninsula to engage in activity prohibited by the Ottawa Convention; and will undertake steps to begin the destruction of APLs not required for the defense of South Korea.
http://www.defense.gov/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=16951
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