ABSTRACT
Whilethebancampaignwasgainingtraction,USpolicywasstuckinthe mud.TheprevailingviewofwhytheUnitedStatesremainedopposedtoaban isthattheUSmilitarywasfirmlyweddedtolandmines.Bymostaccounts, landmineswereamilitaryrequirementandthebanwasanathematothe armedservices.Militaryopposition,theyconclude,wasdecisiveindefeating abaninWashington.
