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Legacy of war

 

 
  Legacy of War - Laos  
 

Laos is the most bombed country in history. Between 1966 and 1973, pilots in the US' "Secret War" dropped loads of anti-personnel cluster bombs and massive ordnance at a rate of every eight minuteswith the aim of disrupting the Ho Chi Minh trail.

We use Laos as a prime example of the legacy of war and show how the saturation of unexploded ordnance has created ongoing poverty and danger in this tiny country.

Josh Rushing finds out how the bombs are still blighting Laos and joins efforts to clear the country of mines.

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