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Argument: "Smart mines" become harmless after hostilities cease
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Edward Epstein. "Global pressure on U.S. against land mines; Bush may use them in Iraq". The San Francisco Chronicle. 20 Dec. 2002 - many military analysts say the new mines offer a reason for their continued use. "U.S. mine warfare has undergone a remarkable transition in the last 30 years," according to an analysis from GlobalSecurity.org. It said the "smart" mines "lose the ability to inflict casualties once their military utility on the battlefield is gone."
Even newer mines are in the works, including ones that would be electronically directed to turn themselves on and off and would be able to sense the direction from which a threat is coming.
Lincoln P. Bloomfield, Jr. "U.S. Humanitarian Mine Action: Making the World Safer". U.S. Foreign Policy Agenda. Jan. 2004 - smart mines, which have the self-destructing capacity, "do not cause the kinds of suffering and long-term problems posed by persistent landmines decades after they are emplaced."
