Pentagon won’t ban war-zone smoking, despite study (AP)

Pentagon won't ban war-zone smoking, despite study 
    (AP)

AP – Smoke ’em if you got ’em. The Pentagon reassured troops Wednesday that it won’t ban tobacco products in war zones. Defense officials hadn’t actually planned to eliminate smoking — at least for now. But fear of a ban arose among some troops after the Defense Department received a study recommending the military move toward becoming tobacco-free — perhaps in about 20 years.