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Argument: "Smart mines" can't differentiating between civilians and soldiers
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"No Good Land Mines". New York Times. 22 May 2008 - "Self-destruct mines do not pose the same threats that other mines do, but they are equally incapable of differentiating a soldier from a child."
Kenneth H. Bacon, former Pentagon spokesman and current president of Refugees International. - "Self-deactivating or self-destructing antipersonnel landmines, while better than persistent "dumb" mines, still put civilians-and sometimes our own forces--at risk," Bacon said. "That is why the majority of the world's nations, including all of our NATO allies, have banned all types of AP mines and why the US should do so as well."[1]
