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 …

Mar 8, 2026 · A landmine is a hidden explosive device placed on or just below the ground, designed to detonate when a person, vehicle, or animal triggers it. Landmines are found in at least 57 countries …

Jul 8, 2016 · A landmine detonates the instant you step on it, not when you step off (that is a Hollywood myth). How mine fuzes, triggers, and blast injuries really work.

Nov 22, 2023 · Landmines are a deadly legacy of 20th century warfare. Independent sources report that since 1975, landmines have killed or maimed more than 1 million people during peace time. Learn …

Jun 22, 2026 · A landmine is a munition designed to be placed under, on or near the ground or other surface area and to be exploded by the presence, proximity or contact of a person or a vehicle …

Jun 3, 2021 · What is the range of a landmine? Generally speaking, an anti-personnel landmine is designed to incapacitate the individual that activates it. As such the range doesn’t tend to go beyond …

Mar 26, 2026 · Land mines can remain active for decades after conflicts end. Learn how they work, the different types, and why clearing them is so difficult.

The Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction of 1997, known informally as the Ottawa Treaty, the Anti-Personnel …

Learn about landmines and their impact in 60 countries and APOPO's innovative HeroRATs detecting these dangerous explosives.

Apr 2, 2023 · More than two decades since the adoption of the landmark Mine Ban Treaty and the creation of the UN Mine Action Service, millions of landmines have been destroyed, but land in …