[Tai_Chung]

I don’t see how they could considering the US would likely veto it since the Korean boarder is protected by landmines.

[ricks_place]

I don’t see how they could considering the US would likely veto it since the Korean boarder is protected by landmines.

(The 1997 Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction) The 1997 Mine Ban Treaty entered into force on 1 March 1999.

Notice most countries that do not need landmines as a barrier to agression signed the Treaty. South Korea and the USA did not accept this treaty. The USA is hated by the treaty proponents for refusing it yet the proponents would mere "cluck" if South Korea were overrun with the landmines removed. The landmine ban in Afganistan does not stop the terrorist Taliban men from setting IEDs.

Dates are for signature/ratification or accession (a)

1. Afghanistan 11 Sep 02(a)
2. Albania 8 Sep 98; 29 Feb 00
3. Algeria 3 Dec 97; 9 Oct 01
4. Andorra 3 Dec 97; 29 Jun 98
5. Angola 4 Dec 97; 5 Jul 02
6. Antigua and Barbuda 3 Dec 97; 3 May 99
7. Argentina 4 Dec 97; 14 Sep 99
8. Australia 3 Dec 97; 14 Jan 99
9. Austria 3 Dec 97; 29 Jun 98
10. Bahamas 3 Dec 97; 31 Jul 98
11. Bangladesh 7 May 98; 6 Sep 00
12. Barbados 3 Dec 97; 26 Jan 99
13. Belarus 3 Sep 03(a)
14. Belgium 3 Dec 97; 4 Sep 98
15. Belize 27 Feb 98; 23 Apr 98
16. Benin 3 Dec 97; 25 Sep 98
17. Bhutan 18 Aug 05(a)
18. Bolivia 3 Dec 97; 9 Jun 98
19. Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 Dec 97; 8 Sep 98
20. Botswana 3 Dec 97; 1 Mar 00
21. Brazil 3 Dec 97; 30 Apr 99
22. Brunei Darussalem 4 Dec 97; 24 Apr 06
23. Bulgaria 3 Dec 97; 4 Sep 98
24. Burkina Faso 3 Dec 97; 16 Sep 98
25. Burundi 3 Dec 97; 22 Oct 03
26. Cambodia 3 Dec 97; 28 Jul 99
27. Cameroon 3 Dec 97; 19 Sep 02
28. Canada 3 Dec 97; 3 Dec 97
29. Cape Verde 4 Dec 97; 14 May 01
30. Central African Republic 8 Nov 02(a)
31. Chad 6 Jul 98; 6 May 99
32. Chile 3 Dec 97; 10 Sep 01
33. Colombia 3 Dec 97; 6 Sep 00
34. Comoros 9 Sep 02(a)
35. Congo (Brazzaville) 4 May 01(a)
36. Congo, Democratic Rep. Of 2 May 02(a)
37. Cook Islands 3 Dec 97; 16 Mar 06
38. Costa Rica 3 Dec 97; 17 Mar 99
39. Cote d Ivoire 3 Dec 97; 30 Jun 00
40. Croatia 4 Dec 97; 20 May 98
41. Cyprus 4 Dec 97; 17 Jan 03
42. Czech Republic 3 Dec 97; 26 Oct 99
43. Denmark 4 Dec 97; 8 Jun 98
44. Djibouti 3 Dec 97; 18 May 98
45. Dominica 3 Dec 97; 26 Mar 99
46. Dominican Republic 3 Dec 97; 30 Jun 00
47. Ecuador 4 Dec 97; 29 Apr 99
48. El Salvador 4 Dec 97; 27 Jan 99
49. Equatorial Guinea 16 Sep 98(a)
50. Eritrea 27 Aug 01(a)
51. Estonia 12 May 04(a)
52. Ethiopia 3 Dec 97; 17 Dec 04
53. Fiji 3 Dec 97; 10 Jun 98
54. France 3 Dec 97; 23 Jul 98
55. Gabon 3 Dec 97; 8 Sep 00
56. Gambia 4 Dec 97; 23 Sep 02
57. Germany 3 Dec 97; 23 Jul 98
58. Ghana 4 Dec 97; 30 Jun 00
59. Greece 3 Dec 97; 25 Sep 03
60. Grenada 3 Dec 97; 19 Aug 98
61. Guatemala 3 Dec 97; 26 Mar 99
62. Guinea 4 Dec 97; 8 Oct 98
63. Guinea-Bissau 3 Dec 97; 22 May 01
64. Guyana 4 Dec 97; 5 Aug 03
65. Haiti 3 Dec 97; 15 Feb 06
66. Holy See 4 Dec 97; 17 Feb 98
67. Honduras 3 Dec 97; 24 Sep 98
68. Hungary 3 Dec 97; 6 Apr 98
69. Iceland 4 Dec 97; 5 May 99
70. Indonesia 4 Dec 97; 20 Feb 07
71. Iraq 15 Aug 07(a)
72. Ireland 3 Dec 97; 3 Dec 97
73. Italy 3 Dec 97; 23 Apr 99
74. Jamaica 3 Dec 97; 17 Jul 98
75. Japan 3 Dec 97; 30 Sep 98
76. Jordan 11 Aug 98; 13 Nov 98
77. Kenya 5 Dec 97; 23 Jan 01
78. Kiribati 7 Sep 00(a)
79. Kuwait 30 Jul 07(a)
80. Latvia 1 Jul 05(a)
81. Lesotho 4 Dec 97; 2 Dec 98
82. Liberia 23 Dec 99(a)
83. Liechtenstein 3 Dec 97; 5 Oct 99
84. Lithuania 26 Feb 99; 12 May 03
85. Luxembourg 4 Dec 97; 14 Jun 99
86. Macedonia FYR 9 Sep 98(a)
87. Madagascar 4 Dec 97; 16 Sep 99
88. Malawi 4 Dec 97; 13 Aug 98
89. Malaysia 3 Dec 97; 22 Apr 99
90. Maldives 1 Oct 98; 7 Sep 00
91. Mali 3 Dec 97; 2 Jun 98
92. Malta 4 Dec 97; 7 May 01
93. Mauritania 3 Dec 97; 21 Jul 00
94. Mauritius 3 Dec 97; 3 Dec 97
95. Mexico 3 Dec 97; 9 Jun 98
96. Moldova 3 Dec 97; 8 Sep 00
97. Monaco 4 Dec 97; 17 Nov 98
98. Montenegro 23 Oct 06(a)
99. Mozambique 3 Dec 97; 25 Aug 98
100. Namibia 3 Dec 97; 21 Sep 98
101. Nauru 7 Aug 00(a)
102. Netherlands 3 Dec 97; 12 Apr 99
103. New Zealand 3 Dec 97; 27 Jan 99
104. Nicaragua 4 Dec 97; 30 Nov 98
105. Niger 4 Dec 97; 23 Mar 99
106. Nigeria 27 Sep 01(a)
107. Niue 3 Dec 97; 15 Apr 98
108. Norway 3 Dec 97; 9 Jul 98
109. Palau 18 Nov 07(a)
110. Panama 4 Dec 97; 7 Oct 98
111. Papua New Guinea 28 Jun 04(a)
112. Paraguay 3 Dec 97; 13 Nov 98
113. Peru 3 Dec 97; 17 Jun 98
114. Philippines 3 Dec 97; 15 Feb 00
115. Portugal 3 Dec 97; 19 Feb 99
116. Qatar 4 Dec 97; 13 Oct 98
117. Romania 3 Dec 97; 30 Nov 00
118. Rwanda 3 Dec 97; 8 Jun 00
119. Saint Kitts and Nevis 3 Dec 97; 2 Dec 98
120. Saint Lucia 3 Dec 97; 13 Apr 99
121. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3 Dec 97; 1 Aug 01
122. Samoa 3 Dec 97; 23 Jul 98
123. San Marino 3 Dec 97; 18 Mar 98
124. Sao Tome e Principe 30 Apr 98; 31 Mar 03
125. Senegal 3 Dec 97; 24 Sep 98
126. Serbia 18 Sep 03(a)
127. Seychelles 4 Dec 97; 2 Jun 00
128. Sierra Leone 29 Jul 98; 25 Apr 01
129. Slovak Republic 3 Dec 97; 25 Feb 99
130. Slovenia 3 Dec 97; 27 Oct 98
131. Solomon Islands 4 Dec 97; 26 Jan 99
132. South Africa 3 Dec 97; 26 Jun 98
133. Spain 3 Dec 97; 19 Jan 99
134. Sudan 4 Dec 97; 13 Oct 03
135. Suriname 4 Dec 97; 23 May 02
136. Swaziland 4 Dec 97; 22 Dec 98
137. Sweden 4 Dec 97; 30 Nov 98
138. Switzerland 3 Dec 97; 24 Mar 98
139. Tajikistan 12 Oct 99(a)
140. Tanzania 3 Dec 97; 13 Nov 00
141. Thailand 3 Dec 97; 27 Nov 98
142. Timor-Leste 7 May 03(a)
143. Togo 4 Dec 97; 9 Mar 00
144. Trinidad and Tobago 4 Dec 97; 27 Apr 98
145. Tunisia 4 Dec 97; 9 Jul 99
146. Turkey 25 Sep 03(a)
147. Turkmenistan 3 Dec 97; 19 Jan 98
148. Uganda 3 Dec 97; 25 Feb 99
149. Ukraine 24 Feb 99; 27 Dec 05
150. United Kingdom 3 Dec 97; 31 Jul 98
151. Uruguay 3 Dec 97; 7 Jun 01
152. Vanuatu 4 Dec 97; 16 Sep 05
153. Venezuela 3 Dec 97; 14 Apr 99
154. Yemen 4 Dec 97; 1 Sep 98
155. Zambia 12 Dec 97; 23 Feb 01
156. Zimbabwe 3 Dec 97; 18 Jun 98