The British government of Tony Blair has signed up for the ban, but reserves the right to deploy land mines if it is essential for the security of Britain's armed forces--perfect common sense, I think.

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Mr. McNeely says he couldn't provide details and it's unclear if people crossing the border by land would notice the heightened security.

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Given the parlous state of urban China's social-security system, peasants would continue to regard land as a vital safety net, to be relinquished only in extreme circumstances.

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Second, Africa, with the world's most uncultivated arable land, has the potential to help end the global food security and nutrition crisis.

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Such measures could also help ease the government's worries about the loss of food security arising from the rapid encroachment on rural land.

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Security analysts have noted a marked shift in India's acquisitions of military hardware, from conventional land-based systems to means of power projection such as airborne refuelling systems and long-range missiles.

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