Tour guide Kham Dee gestures towards the deceptively idyllic landscape of Xieng Khouang province in north-eastern Laos and says that everything, from oil lamps, cowbells and cooking pots, is made from bombs. As visitors arrive at Ban Napia, dubbed the “war spoon village,” the significance of his words unfolds with striking clarity. Fragments of cluster bombs, rusty rocket launchers, stacks of grenades or artillery fire, even the wing of a military aeroplane lean against the walls of houses. The remains of the weapons are melted down and turned into useful items such as as spoons. The so-called…