オバマ米政権は9月23日、朝鮮半島を除き、対人地雷禁止条約が規定している対人地雷の使用、貯蔵、生産、移転の禁止に従うと発表した。
米国は対人地雷問題について深く憂慮し、長い間、軽減のために取り組み、1993年以来、米国政府は90カ国以上に23億ドルを超える資金を提供してきた。
朝鮮半島を除く理由は半島の特有の(安全保障上の)状況と韓国防衛のため。

U.S. Landmine Policy
Press Statement
Jen Psaki
Department Spokesperson
Washington, DC
September 23, 2014
Today, the United States underscored its commitment to the spirit and humanitarian aims of the Ottawa Convention, the treaty that prohibits the use, stockpiling, production, and transfer of anti-personnel landmines.
In a significant step forward, the United States announced that we will not use these mines outside of the Korean Peninsula, where our actions are governed by the unique situation there. This policy change announced today builds on our prior commitments, including our announcement in June, in which we stated we will no longer produce or acquire anti-personnel landmines.
Today’s announcement also means that we will not assist, encourage, or induce others to use, stockpile, produce or transfer anti-personnel landmines outside of the Korean Peninsula. And we will diligently undertake to destroy stockpiles of these landmines that are not required for the defense of the Republic of Korea.
The United States remains deeply concerned about the humanitarian effects of antipersonnel landmines. As the world’s leading donor to humanitarian mine action, we have long worked to mitigate the human costs of their use. Since 1993, we have provided more than $2.3 billion in aid to more than 90 countries for conventional weapons destruction programs, which include the clearance of landmines and unexploded munitions.