The 1997 Ottawa Conference recently banned anti-personnel landmines (APLM) and created international pressure for non-signatories such as the United States, to abide by its mandate. This paper will address the operational need for landmines. It examines the role of landmines as an economy of force in operational maneuver and flexibility, as well as their affects on the operational factors of war. It will explore the impact of eliminating landmines on the Korean peninsula and offer alternatives to the Operational Commander. The paper will argue that the elimination of landmines, without a proven and cost efficient alternative to APLM, creates a substantial capability gap and ignores the increased risk to U.S. Forces. Finally, it will briefly examine future systems under exploration to replace APLM that might offer the Operational Commander an alternative capability.
Losing Anti-Personnel Landmines: An Economy of Force
1999
21 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
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