Trump lifted geographic limits on United States anti-personnel landmine use
Reporting and findings
- documented
The Trump administration rescinded an Obama-era policy that barred United States anti-personnel landmine use outside the Korean Peninsula and authorized combatant-command exceptions.
Corrects claim:landmine-policy-reversal-2020
Summary and current status
Trump administration authorized combatant-command landmine exceptions on January 31, 2020
People and organizations
- Donald J. Trumppresident approving the policy
- 2020 United States landmine policyrevised anti-personnel landmine policy
Relationships in this file
- Donald J. Trumplifted geographic limits on U.S. anti-personnel landmine use2020 United States landmine policy