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From Laos to Gaza to Ukraine, we must confront the war beneath our feet

This September marks 80 years since the end of World War II. Even at that distance, we are still feeling its legacy. In August, authorities discovered a 250-kg World War II bomb during construction in ...
The Star

500lb bomb safely moved for disposal in Laos

SARAVANE, Laos: A UXO Laos team in Saravane, in collaboration with a specialist bomb disposal unit, safely removed an unexploded ordnance (UXO) discovered along Route 20 near the Xe Set River bridge ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

U.S. pledges to address legacy of Laos bombing

VIENTIANE, Laos • Decades after the U.S. gave Laos a horrific distinction as the world's most heavily bombed nation per person, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton pledged Wednesday to help get ...
The Washington Post

U.S. Boosts Aid for Bomb Removal in Laos

Three decades after the end of the Vietnam War, the United States is increasing aid to help remove unexploded ordnance that continues to kill people in the former war zone, especially in Laos, where 2 ...