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.

I’d like everyone to reflect on the Ottawa treaty that bans landmines is one of the examples of global collaboration brought up as proof we can fix things like climate change. Ooof!

They also point out the success of acid rain efforts, but we’ve just substituted PFAS rain instead.

On the bright side, the Ozone layer is looking good, so there’s that.