Laos, the most heavily bombed country per capita due to U.S. military actions during the Vietnam War, continues to grapple with the dangerous legacy of unexploded ordnance (UXO). Volume XLVIII staff editor Justin Ferrari argues that the current pace of providing financial aid for UXO clearance is insufficient; instead, the U.S. must adapt its successful domestic cleanup frameworks, like CERCLA and DERP, to address this humanitarian crisis effectively. This post examines how leveraging these legal and financial infrastructures could accelerate remediation efforts in Laos and set a global precedent for post-conflict recovery
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