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A better idea is to just get rid of mines entirely:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottawa_Treaty




These treaties are largely useless because certain large powers refuse to sign them. Sure, it's nice if Switzerland or Norway signs such a treaty, but that doesn't exactly change anything.


Ukraine has ratified the Ottawa Treaty linked above.

I'll note that it only bans the use of all non-remote-controlled anti-personnel landmines.


The US committed to the treaty with an exception for its existing use of mines between North and South Korea




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