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Land Mines


ABC News, March 1, 1999

While pledging support for cleaning up the mines, President Clinton objects to the treaty because of tensions along the border between North and South Korea, where land mines are used in vast quantities. Clinton has set a deadline to stop using land mines outside of the Korean peninsula by 2003.

CNN, February 25, 1999

"We will have destroyed all our anti-personnel landmines by the end of the year 2000 whereas the treaty sets a limit for 2003," Berlaud told reporters.

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