The U.S. will restrict the use of anti-personnel landmines worldwide, the Biden administration has announced, except for on the Korean Peninsula.

The new policy, publicized last week after more than a year of internal review, is part of White House efforts to bring the U.S. closer to standards outlined in the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention — which the U.S. is not a signatory to.

But while the policy will see the U.S. halt most development, production and acquisition of anti-personnel landmines, it won’t apply to ongoing standoff with North Korea on the peninsula, the announcement revealed.

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