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The absence of a safety clip and the location of the arrow on the pressure plate clearly shows that this mine has been armed. This is a list of commonly used land mines . Mines by type
Land mine contamination in Bosnia and Herzegovina is a serious aftereffect of the Bosnian War, which took place from 1992 until 1995. During this time period, all 3 conflicting factions ( ARBiH , HVO , and VRS ) planted land mines near the current-day political entity borders.
Land mines in Latin America and the Caribbean are a by-product of the Cold War-era conflicts starting off in the 19th century.Contrary to the requirements of generally accepted international law, the minefields of Latin America and the Caribbean (including Central America), were usually unmarked and unrecorded on maps.
Soviet PMN-2 - the most common AP mine in Karabakh. Location of Nagorno-Karabakh. Artsakh has stated that it has never produced or exported mines, and has not purchased new mines since 1995; its mine stockpile consists of mines left over from the former Soviet Union (PMN, PMN-2, POMZ-2, OZM-72, TM-57 and TM-62 mines).
A land mine, or landmine, is an explosive weapon often concealed under or camouflaged on the ground, and designed to destroy or disable enemy targets as they pass over or near it. [1] Land mines are divided into two types: anti-tank mine s, which are designed to disable tanks or other vehicles; and anti-personnel mines, designed to injure or ...
In 2011, an estimated further €500 million (or more) was needed to remove all remaining land mines from Croatia by 2019, [53] the deadline for land-mine clearance set by the Ottawa Treaty. [54] The Croatian Mine Action Centre spends approximately 500,000 kuna ( c. 66,600 euros) a year to maintain minefield warning signs (including the ...
Map of Western Sahara, with the location of the wall marked Produced by the United Nations, showing the deployment of the MINURSO mission as of January 2014. Map No. 3691 Rev. 72 United Nations, January 2014 (Colour), Department of Peacekeeping Operations, Cartographic Section; Landmine Monitor, LM Report 2006, Morocco
Land mines by target (2 C) M. Metal detecting (1 C, 6 P) Minefields (17 P) N. Nuclear mines (1 C, 3 P) V. Landmine victims (81 P)