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4 unusual facts about International Campaign to Ban Landmines


BLU-43 Dragontooth

In stark contrast to the lack of public commentary on the Dragontooth system, the subsequent Soviet analogue, the PFM-1, spurred a lot of controversy after being used in Afghanistan during the Soviet intervention in Afghanistan, being a key element leading to the International Campaign to Ban Landmines.

International Campaign to Ban Landmines

Officially entitled The Convention on the Prohibition, Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Antipersonnel Mines and on Their Destruction, the treaty is sometimes referred to as the Ottawa Convention.

The prize was received on the organisation's behalf by its co-founder, Rae McGrath of the Mines Advisory Group.

PFM-1

This characteristic made this particular type of land mine a principal target for the International Campaign to Ban Landmines.


Strength and Compassion

it is Greitens' first book and contains a foreword by Paul Rusesabagina, depicted in the film Hotel Rwanda by Don Cheadle, and an introduction by Bobby Muller, co-founder of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines.


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