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U.S. Humanitarian Demining In The Middle East, Stacy L. Smith Dec 2001

U.S. Humanitarian Demining In The Middle East, Stacy L. Smith

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

The United States seeks to relieve human suffering caused by landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) while promoting U.S. foreign policy interests. U.S. objectives are to reduce civilian casualties, create conditions for the safe return of refugees and displaced persons to their homes and reinforce an affected country’s stability. The U.S. seeks to accomplish these objectives by helping to establish and support sustainable indigenous mine action capabilities in mine-affected nations where appropriate. Since fiscal year 1993, the United States has committed almost $500 million (U.S.) to global mine action initiatives, including research and development and survivor assistance. Nearly $90 million (U.S.) …


Interview With Miriam Coronel Ferrer Of The Non-State Actors Working Group, Margaret S. Busé Dec 2001

Interview With Miriam Coronel Ferrer Of The Non-State Actors Working Group, Margaret S. Busé

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

The challenges and success of the Non-State Actors Working Group are discussed with Miriam Coronel Ferrer.


Afghanistan, Country Profile Dec 2001

Afghanistan, Country Profile

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

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Current Mine Action Situation In Afghanistan, Susanna Sprinkel Dec 2001

Current Mine Action Situation In Afghanistan, Susanna Sprinkel

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Millions of landmines littering Afghani soil pose a horrifying threat to civilians fleeing their homelands and soldiers entering the area in response to the rising war on terrorism. Meanwhile, those attempting to clear these lands face their own malicious enemies.


Non-State Actors And Their Significance, Margaret S. Busé Dec 2001

Non-State Actors And Their Significance, Margaret S. Busé

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Non-State Actors must be involved in any considerations about reducing the use of landmines, a mission which the Non-State Actors Working Group has set out to accomplish


Yemen, Country Profile Dec 2001

Yemen, Country Profile

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Yemen


Oman, Country Profile Dec 2001

Oman, Country Profile

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Oman


Travelogue: Afghanistan, Oren J. Schlein Dec 2001

Travelogue: Afghanistan, Oren J. Schlein

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

In early July 2001, I traveled to the Afghan cities of Kabul, Jalalabad, Herat, and Kandahar. The purpose of my trip was to assess the status of our Adopt-A-Minefield® program in the country. I was hosted by the Mine Action Program for Afghanistan (MAPA), which is a part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Afghanistan (UNOCHA). This report was written after the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington DC on September 11, 2001. Adopt-A-Minefield® is a program of the United Nations Association of the USA.


Humanitarian Demining In The Sultanate Of Oman, Steve Soucek, Darrell Strother Dec 2001

Humanitarian Demining In The Sultanate Of Oman, Steve Soucek, Darrell Strother

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Oman has a low to moderate landmine/unexploded ordnance (UXO) problem. Anti-tank (AT) and anti-personnel (AP) landmines were laid in the Dhofar region between 1964 and 1975 during an internal struggle with the People’s Front for the Liberation of Oman and the Arabian Gulf (PFLOG, later shortened to PFLO, a communist separatist group). Both the Royal Army of Oman (RAO)—with its allies Jordan, Iran and the United Kingdom—and the PFLO used landmines during the conflict; the RAO to support defensive positions or to interdict the separatists’ movements, and the separatists to ambush the RAO and allied units.


Cost Effectiveness Of The Ethiopian And Eritrean Demining Programs, Michael Litzelman, Wayne Perry Dec 2001

Cost Effectiveness Of The Ethiopian And Eritrean Demining Programs, Michael Litzelman, Wayne Perry

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Long after anti-personnel landmines (AP) were planted to gain military advantage in battle, they continue to destroy lives by killing and maiming civilians and livestock, inhibiting productivity and preventing economies from developing in poor, third world countries. Landmines contribute to political instability in regions vital to the United States. The U. S. Department of State claims that there are approximately 85 to 200 million mines in 63 countries, producing approximately 15,000 casualties per year, an average of 70 people per day, or 500 people every week, most of them innocent civilians (DOS 1994). Of these, an estimated 9,500 people are …


A Soldier’S Diary Of Desert Storm, Darin Buse Dec 2001

A Soldier’S Diary Of Desert Storm, Darin Buse

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

To say the mood was celebratory would be an understatement. As the last few thin-skinned vehicles crossed back through the burm that only days earlier had been breached, a shower of tracer fire and flares pierced the evening sky. The once neat file of Bradley fighting vehicles, 113 track vehicles, M1 Abrams tanks, trucks and hummvees now mobbed together in the desert just inside the border of Saudi Arabia. As a Psychological Operations Team Sergeant, I had never before been in such company as the Third Armored Cavalry Regiment. I was not prepared to witness the efficiency and overwhelming power …


Mine Action In Egypt: The Landmine Struggle Center And Arabic Mine Action Campaign, Jenny Lange Dec 2001

Mine Action In Egypt: The Landmine Struggle Center And Arabic Mine Action Campaign, Jenny Lange

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Egypt’s land is plagued with almost 20 million mines/UXO dating back to WWII. The government does not want to remove them without help from those who planted them. In response, the Landmine Struggle Center and Arabic Mine Action Campaign were formed to help those who are affected.


Humanitarian Mine Action In Northern Iraq, Tim Carstairs Dec 2001

Humanitarian Mine Action In Northern Iraq, Tim Carstairs

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Through sustained efforts, the Mines Advisory Group has made significant progress in the demining of war-torn Northern Iraq. Cooperation with local villagers has been a key to their success.


Technology Needs: Mine Clearance In Egypt And Jordan, James Trevelyan Dec 2001

Technology Needs: Mine Clearance In Egypt And Jordan, James Trevelyan

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

I visited Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon in September and October 1999 to learn about mine clearance techniques being used in the Middle East (Trevelyan 2000). This paper summarizes some of my observations and suggestions for further developments.


Strategic Planning In Yemen, Tim Lardner, Matt Craig Dec 2001

Strategic Planning In Yemen, Tim Lardner, Matt Craig

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

The first ever Landmine Impact Survey was completed in Yemen in July 2000 by the Mine Clearance Planning Agency. With the help of Cranfield Mine Action, Yemen has been developing a strategy to maximize the efficiency of its mine action program.


Landmine Survivor’S Network Provides Victim Assistance In Jordan, Kathleen Powers Dec 2001

Landmine Survivor’S Network Provides Victim Assistance In Jordan, Kathleen Powers

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

According to military figures, most mine incidents occurred during the latter part of the 1960s and early 1970s, when the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict spilled into Jordan. Incidents rose again during the early part of the 1990s due to heavy rains and floods that shifted landmines from their originally marked and mapped fields into unrecorded areas.


Background On The Mine/Uxo Problem, Mohamed Ahmen Dec 2001

Background On The Mine/Uxo Problem, Mohamed Ahmen

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Twenty-two years of conflict have left a significant number of unfenced and unmarked mine fields in southern Lebanon, requiring strong coordination between various organizations in order to meet emergency demands.


Mine Field Breaching In Desert Storm, Thomas Houlahan Dec 2001

Mine Field Breaching In Desert Storm, Thomas Houlahan

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

During the Gulf War, Iraqi troops laid over seven million mines throughout Kuwait, which resulted in a need for advanced techniques allowing American troops to quickly breach landmine-afflicted areas.


Creating An Instant Messaging Reference System, Jody C. Fagan, Michele Calloway Dec 2001

Creating An Instant Messaging Reference System, Jody C. Fagan, Michele Calloway

Libraries

Libraries are expanding digital references services to include chat and instant messaging. Various companies have developed systems for purchase that meet this need without requiring users to download new software or learn a new skill. These systems share many features in common, including transcript storage, sending URLs, and pushing Web pages. Several librarians at an Association of Research Libraries academic library wished to test instant messaging reference with the ability to control and experiment with different implementations of these features. This article describes the features of instant messaging reference systems and the in-house development of a system that incorporates them.


Israel, Country Profile Dec 2001

Israel, Country Profile

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Israel


Libya, Country Profile Dec 2001

Libya, Country Profile

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Libya


Syria, Country Profile Dec 2001

Syria, Country Profile

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Syria


Lebanon, Country Profile Dec 2001

Lebanon, Country Profile

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

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A Pioneer In The Field Of Humanitarian Mine Action: Mine Clearance Planning Agency (Mcpa), Qadeem K. Tariq Dec 2001

A Pioneer In The Field Of Humanitarian Mine Action: Mine Clearance Planning Agency (Mcpa), Qadeem K. Tariq

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

The Mine Clearance Planning Agency (MCPA) aims to effectively contribute to humanitarian mine action and advocacy activities in Afghanistan and other landmine-infested countries in order to make the hometowns of refugees and displaced people land-mine free and to implement essential rehabilitation and development activities in mine-affected communities.


What The Dog’S Nose Knows, Ian Mclean Dec 2001

What The Dog’S Nose Knows, Ian Mclean

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Mine clearance is an ongoing process that is both tedious and expensive. Mine detection dogs are one tool in the toolbox. These dogs are far from fool-proof, yet they are constantly making strides in assisting demining efforts worldwide.


Egypt, Country Profile Dec 2001

Egypt, Country Profile

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Egypt


Let's Go About Our Work, Dennis Barlow Dec 2001

Let's Go About Our Work, Dennis Barlow

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

The partnerships and spirit which develop within the context of mine action activities sometimes seem almost as important as the remediation of landmines itself.


Returning Mine-Free Land To The Afghani People: Afghanistan Mine Detection And Dog Center, Susanna Sprinkel Dec 2001

Returning Mine-Free Land To The Afghani People: Afghanistan Mine Detection And Dog Center, Susanna Sprinkel

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

As a result of conflicts faced over the past 23 years, Afghanistan remains one of the most heavily landmine-afflicted countries. The Mine Detection and Dog Center has built one of the world’s largest mine detecting dog programs with the goal of saving lives and returning mine-free land to the Afghani people.


Iraq, Country Profile Dec 2001

Iraq, Country Profile

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Iraq


Kuwait, Country Profile Dec 2001

Kuwait, Country Profile

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Kuwait