Laos

At one point one-third of Laos had a US bomb on it.

How a secret US war created a new generation of Americans who changed foreign policy

September 19, 2016
Justice

How did the US go from being a country that denied secretly bombing Laos to finally taking responsibility, 40 years later?

How a secret US war created a new generation of Americans who changed foreign policy
Obama-China

President Obama's final China trip highlights "pivot to Asia"

September 2, 2016
Global Politics
President Obama's final China trip highlights "pivot to Asia"
Drones help identify objects on Laos's historic Plain of Jars

Drones allow access to a historic site in Laos that American bombs made off-limits

December 8, 2015
Conflict
Drones allow access to a historic site in Laos that American bombs made off-limits

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