YOU CAN SIGN TO ACCESSION,AND TO ABIDE BY THE RULES,then you can ratify later.
I cannot think OF ONE JUSTIFIABLE REASON NOT TO SIGN THIS TREATY.
Especially,with nations who have never used,never bought,never made and do NOT SEEK to use,obnoxious LAND-MINES.
Unless of course....THEY ENJOY,OR PROFIT FROM,using land-mines?
Small gestures,small drops in an ocean of blood,can create huge ripple effects of PEACE.
COME ON OBAMA,MEDVEDEV,and all the other non-signatories.
Forget the political,economic lame excuses,and the addiction to power.
Pave the path to PEACE,and show your ethical,moral higher power of reason,and mutual respect,by SIGNING!
http://www.icbl.org/index.php/icbl/Universal/MBT/States-Not-Party
Peace,Salaam,Shalom.