Over 6,000 incidents were recorded in 2024, including 1,945 deaths and 4,325 injuries. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/54124589

Deaths and injuries from landmines and unexploded ordnance hit a four-year high in 2024, driven by conflicts in Syria and Myanmar as well as European countries moving to withdraw from the treaty banning their use, a new report showed on Dec 1.

  • circuscritic@lemmy.caEnglish
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    2 days ago

    They are just too useful of a defensive weapon.

    I don’t mean they can’t be used a belligerent party, but their role is to defend an area and deny access, and they’re really good at it.

    That’s not me justifying their continued use, just explaining why they’re still used, and desired by militaries.

    If you’re a European country with a Russian border, you’re now certainly looking at aquiring treaty compliant weapons that can perform a similar role, but are much more expensive, or simply leaving the treaty.