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This is a list of states that have signed and ratified or acceded to the Ottawa Treaty (also known as the Mine Ban Treaty). The treaty, which outlaws anti-personnel mines , was opened for signature on December 3, 1997.
The Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction of 1997, known informally as the Ottawa Treaty, the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention, or often simply the Mine Ban Treaty, aims at eliminating anti-personnel landmines (APLs) around the world.
The Claymore mine is a directional anti-personnel mine developed for the United States Armed Forces. Its inventor, Norman MacLeod, named the mine after a large medieval Scottish sword . [ citation needed ] Unlike a conventional land mine, the Claymore may be command-detonated (fired by remote-control), and is directional, shooting a wide ...
GATOR mine system: modern dispersal system, includes AP (BLU-92/B) and anti-tank mines. M18 Claymore: directional mine. M86 Pursuit Deterrent Munition: tripwire triggered bounding mine that automatically deploys its own tripwires. It is intended to be dropped by special forces when evading a pursuing enemy. Post-War, Russian anti-personnel mines
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The Oklahoma Legislature abolished the State Mining Board and replaced it with the Oklahoma Mining Commission in 1985. The Commission is a nine-member board that serves as the governing body of the Department and is responsible for approving the Department's budget, establishing policy and appointing the Director of the Department.
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Some notable, and infamous, books have been on the banned list in some Oklahoma schools. Here's a look at the list.