Mudslides and landmines hobble South Korea

Mudslides spark S. Korea landmine fears; 67 dead - Weather - msnbc.com: "SEOUL, South Korea — South Koreans were cautioned Thursday about landmines and explosives that had been unsettled after a series of deadly landslides in and around the capital Seoul swamped military sites, defense officials said."

This has to be one of the smartest places on earth. But there is a smarter way to deal with landmines than leaving them in the ground. And there is a smarter way to build where mudslides are a predictable possibility. This is of a piece with a world inured to warfare and the circulation of lethal products. Pause and reflect world, that would be the spiritual counsel for this problem.

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