Nam, Laos News

[Bill Greenwood]

A news story yesterday says that during the Vietnam War more bombs were dropped on Laos than on all of both Germany and Italy in WWII.
Is that really true?
Not too many details from what the part I heard, but my recall is that Laos wasn't that major a target or part of the war? Its been decades so maybe Im not aware of it, but seems unusual. And mentions a $90 million program to clean up unexpoded ordinance which it says has killed about 20,000 people over the years. Wish this program could have been done years ago if it is much needed. I didnt hear what brings this to the forefront now, whether some sort of trade agreement or similar.
I dont know much about ordinance, but am surprised that there seems to be so much that does not explode when dropped.If so it could be hazardous work for the removal teams?