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Landmines

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

2000

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The Journal Of Mine Action Issue 4.3 (2000), Cisr Journal Oct 2000

The Journal Of Mine Action Issue 4.3 (2000), Cisr Journal

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Mine Awareness | Notes from the Field | Organization Profiles


Alternatives To Anti-Personnel Landmines, Keith Feigenbaum Oct 2000

Alternatives To Anti-Personnel Landmines, Keith Feigenbaum

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The complexity of the issue of alternatives to AP landmines is great from both a humanitarian and a technical standpoint. Stances on this issue seem to range from the substantive and supported (by research and field experience) and the reactionary (i.e., unbending humanitarianism). When the differing stances are considered, the one conclusion that can be drawn is the need for the discovery of a middle ground. That is, given current levels of technology, what can be done to end the suffering of the innocent while protecting the combatant?


Overview Of Mine Awareness Programs In Kosovo & Somaliland, Colonel L. Dyck, Bob Macpherson Oct 2000

Overview Of Mine Awareness Programs In Kosovo & Somaliland, Colonel L. Dyck, Bob Macpherson

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Since September 1999, CARE, working with its mine action partner, MineTech, has been engaged in a mine awareness project in Kosovo.


Gerbera Gmbh, Cisr Journal Jun 2000

Gerbera Gmbh, Cisr Journal

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Comprised of a staff comprehensively trained in international operations involving project management and mine clearance, GERBERA Gmbh strives to offer a range of services to mine-affected countries.


The Journal Of Mine Action Issue 4.2 (2000), Cisr Journal Jun 2000

The Journal Of Mine Action Issue 4.2 (2000), Cisr Journal

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Deminers, Manual Demining & Their Personal Protection


Countering The Global Landmine Epidemic Through Basic Scientific Research, Mark S. Rountree, Robert M. Harris Jun 2000

Countering The Global Landmine Epidemic Through Basic Scientific Research, Mark S. Rountree, Robert M. Harris

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Since their first use during the U.S. Civil War (Croll 1998), blast landmines have played a role in almost every armed conflict from the World Wars to the most recent limited skirmishes. Landmines are the epitome of the consummate soldier: always ready, never tiring. Mines are simple devices that can be fabricated with little effort and from readily available materials. In Sri Lanka, numerous news releases covering the conflict mention a "Johnny mine" (Botsford 1997), which is a local term for an improvised explosive device. Manufactured mines can be inexpensive, costing as little as two dollars apiece. If mine laying …


Central America Landmine Survivors: The Need For Action In Nicaragua, William Boyce Jun 2000

Central America Landmine Survivors: The Need For Action In Nicaragua, William Boyce

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Landmines are indiscriminate weapons, wounding and killing not only soldiers but women and children as well. Although hostilities may cease, landmines continue to maim and kill 500 victims a week, the equivalent of 26,000 additional disabled persons each year. There are at least 250,000 landmine-disabled people in the world, and the number continues to grow.


The Legacy Of War In Chechnya, Kimberly P. Hill Feb 2000

The Legacy Of War In Chechnya, Kimberly P. Hill

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Hundreds of lives are destroyed daily; most of which are left unrecorded and unacknowledged. The struggles and suffering of a few bears witness to the atrocities of many forgotten casualties and even survivors of all ages. The epidemic of landmines continues to devour many lives in its path, bur it is the aid of others and the written words of some that convey the true horror of their reality.