Land mine - Wikipedia
网页A land mine, or landmine, is an explosive weapon concealed under or camouflaged on the ground, and designed to destroy or disable enemy targets, ranging from combatants to vehicles and tanks, as they pass over or near it. [1]
The deadly legacy of landmines | UN News
网页2023年4月2日 · More than two decades since the adoption of the landmark Mine Ban Treaty and the creation of the UN Mine Action Service, millions of landmines have been destroyed, but land in nearly 70 countries...
How Landmines Work - HowStuffWorks
网页2023年11月22日 · Since 1975, landmines have killed or maimed more than 1 million people, which has led to a worldwide effort to ban further landmine use and clear away existing landmines. Now let's look at the different types of landmines, their basic operation, and the techniques used to clear minefields.
The Historic Innovation of Land Mines—And Why We've …
网页2017年2月24日 · From the Civil War, land mine technology spread rapidly around the world. The use of the devices was widespread throughout WWI and WWII, and in regional conflicts that occurred during the Cold...
Landmines - Human Rights Watch
网页2024年5月23日 · Landmines. Antipersonnel landmines are weapons that cannot discriminate between a civilian and a combatant. They are designed to be exploded by a person’s presence, proximity, or contact and ...
Landmines: New Use Despite Global Ban - Human Rights Watch
网页2023年11月14日 · Russia, Myanmar, and Ukraine have used antipersonnel landmines in the past year, and armed groups used them in at least five countries, according to the annual report Landmine Monitor 2023.
Landmine casualties ‘exceptionally high’, Syria and ...
网页2021年11月10日 · Global casualties from anti-personnel landmines were “exceptionally high” last year, with Syrians and Afghans worst-hit, a UN-backed civil society report said on Wednesday.
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