| From: | Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org> |
| Date: | Thu, 5 Mar 2015 18:42:03 -0800 (PST) |
| Reply: | cpeo-military |
| Subject: | [CPEO-MEF] MUNITIONS, GLOBAL: Vietnam UXO death toll |
After Decades after war, Vietnam and the US battle a legacy of bombs By Reuters March 5, 2015 TRIEU PHONG: Red skull-and-crossbones markers dot the horizon in a barren patch of land in Vietnam where missteps could be fatal. The signs warn of landmines and bombs, the legacy of a war with the United States that claims casualties even today, four decades after hostilities ceased in 1975. Unexploded ordnance (UXO) has since killed 42,000 people and wounded 62,000 in Vietnam, according to official data. Three in every 10 casualties were children. … For the entire article, see http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/after-decades-after-war-vietnam-and-the-us-battle-a-legacy-of-bombs/articleshow/46466472.cms -- Lenny Siegel Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight a project of the Pacific Studies Center 278-A Hope Street Mountain View, CA 94041 Voice: 650-961-8918 or 650-969-1545 Fax: 650-961-8918 LSiegel@cpeo.org http://www.cpeo.org _______________________________________________ Military mailing list Military@lists.cpeo.org http://lists.cpeo.org/listinfo.cgi/military-cpeo.org | |
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