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   Anti-personnel Land Mines: A Double-edged Sword?
 
 
HE UNITED STATES military insists that it needs land mines to protect tanks and "channelize" potential enemies in places like Korea. Many think there are other systems available that can perform these missions without the human costs of landmines. What are these systems and will they spur Congress to adopt the treaty to ban land mines?
 

Featured Experts:

Eric Newsome, Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs
U.S. Department of State

Dana Priest, Staff Writer
Washington Post

Senator Patrick Leahy, (D-VT)
Senator Leahy's Landmine Campaign

Produced: May 24, 1998
Running Time: 29 minutes
Show Number: 1127

Price: $39
Internet Discount: $29

 
 

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