TITLE

America faces moral duty on de-mining

AUTHOR(S)

Drinan, Robert F.

PUB. DATE

December 1997

SOURCE

National Catholic Reporter;12/19/97, Vol. 34 Issue 8, p22

SOURCE TYPE

Periodical

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Comments on the signing by several countries around the world of a treaty in Ottawa banning the manufacture, sale and use of land mines. United States' commitment to renouncing the manufacture and export of land mines; Cost of removing existing land mines; Religious groups' participation in the movement.

ACCESSION #

34310

Tags: LAND mines

 

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