Summary
According to a Sept. 29 press release, the quick-reaction force (QRF) aligns with the State Department's goal of dealing "with all explosive remnants of war, whether they are surplus, abandoned, hazardous, or residual conventional weapons, rather than one specific type of weapon or munitions." In a February white paper, the State Department argued that "[t]he campaign to ban cluster munitions has endeavored to elevate a single type of munition to infamy rather than addressing the continuing need to clean up all explosive remnants of war, the vast majority of which are not cluster munitions."
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Quick-Reaction Force Contract Awarded
On Sept. 11, the Department of State awarded a contract for a private force that would be able to deploy anywhere in the world within 72 hours to assess dangers posed by explosive remn...
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