US lifts restrictions on ‘smart’ landmines
05 February 2020 |
9:56 am
The Trump administration lifted restrictions on the deployment of "smart" anti-personnel landmines. Traditional landmines are notorious for injuring civilians, including children, years after conflicts have ended.
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