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Land mines are explosive devices buried underground, designed to cause injury or damage to soldiers, or to vehicles that roll over them. They are used to deny passage across terrain in times of war, but are frequently left buried for years after wars end, representing potential death for unfortunate civilians and their domestic animals.
The high-explosive charges and fragmentation sections can kill or maim in any number of ways. The shock wave can blast off extremities (arms, legs) and cause internal injuries. The fragments can cause severe or fatal wounds at some distance from the blast.
"Misplaced" or forgotten land mines kill and severely injure thousands of innocent individuals each year, but little has been done to improve controls over the use of these weapons. Many have been laid down by individuals or units who are unable to properly chart or track them, or placed indiscriminately by guerrillas and terrorists.
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How many land mines were there in Normandy?
7
How did landmines get their name?
There mines that go in the land
When were mines invented as a military weapon?
Land mines are a disfiguring and often lethal military weapon that is still frequently used today. It is believed that land mines first made a military appearance during the late 13th century in China.
Where there land mines during the civil war?
Yes, they made things go BOOM
What weapons were used in the battle of chickamauga?
Railroad artillary, Land mines, Ironclad ships, and new battle muskets
What country had the most number of people killed or injured by land mines from 1999 2010?
Afghanistan
What country had the most number of people killed or injured by land mines from 1999-2010?
Afghanistan
Did the people in the organization of Princess Diana ever stop land mines?
not she actually put more land mines to eliminate more british troops
What are the moral issues behind the use of land mines?
They demoralize people.
What are some types of mines?
Open cast mines, coal mines, silver mines, land mines.
What are people in ICBL doing to help?
they are making land mines more powerful
What are the land mine survivors network doing to help get rid of land mines?
they are giving people knowledge of what to do if you see a land mine
What is one organization that is try to bane land mines?
what is the icbi trying to do to bane land mines
Why did people put land mines in El Salvador?
The government used US supplied land mines to protect bases and installations against insurgent attack. The insurgents (FMLN) used mostly home made land mines to deny the Army access to there operational areas. Generally, the goverment's use of land mines was much better controlled than the insurgent's. As the Army became more effective with US training and support, the insurgents used land mines to attack the military.
What do land mines do?
Land mines are what's triggered. They can be set to where there'll set off other land mines through sympathetic detonation, but they generally aren't used as a triggering device.
What affect do landmines have on people?
land mines affect people in different ways eg they get blown up and killed.
How are people injured or killed by land mine?
they blow up or louse limbs
