Researchers at the University of Mississippi have come up with a faster, more efficient method for detecting landmines – millions of which pose a lethal threat to people in war-ravaged countries all ...
It has been noted that explosive ordnances (EOs) have killed or injured 7073 people worldwide in 2020 alone. Recent estimates show that there are more than 100 million pieces of explosive ordnance ...
Enough landmines are buried underground worldwide to circle Earth twice at the equator, but the identification and removal of these explosives is costly and time-consuming. Vyacheslav Aranchuk, ...
(Geneva, December 1, 2025) – The global ban on antipersonnel landmines saves civilian lives but faces serious threats from countries leaving the treaty and new landmine use, Human Rights Watch said ...
A member of the Thailand Mine Action Centre (TMAC) demonstrates a PMN-2 mine detonation during a media visit organized by the Royal Thai Army, following a ceasefire between Cambodia and Thailand, in ...
They are considered one of the world’s most dangerous, and indiscriminate, weapons. Yet five European countries have turned their backs on an international treaty on the use of landmines, citing the ...
The Caucasus nation contains some of the most heavily mined stretches of territory in the world. Even after a conflict ends, war leaves its mark. In some cases, the scars of war are found not only in ...
Active landmines pose a serious threat in several countries across the world. A report suggests that about 110 million landmines remain buried globally even today. A majority of them are found in ...