With its passing, a document that was designed -- and proved -- to be an insuperable obstacle to developing and deploying effective protection against missile attack for the American people and their homeland will ceasetohave that effect.
We understand that the Senate may shortly be asked to consider an amendment to the FY 1999 Defense Authorization bill that would have the effect of creating a statutory requirement for the U.S. military tocease all use of anti-personnel landmines (APLs) by 2006, if not before.