eobardtame t1_iu4jzc9 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 2:33 PM

IIRC the USA and the Koreas opted out, turning it into fluff, specifically because the UNSC (ha, halo ref) would not give us the exception for the landmined border between north and south korea.

DibsMine t1_iu4k8ks wrote on October 28, 2022 at 2:34 PM

also US landmines self destruct after x amount of time

Sgt-Cowboy t1_iu4l88i wrote on October 28, 2022 at 2:41 PM

Not all do, but we can only design, produce, and use ones that have a self deactivation/destruction feature built in. This was all from the 2020 Mine Ban Treaty here in the USA.

Drachefly t1_iu4x60a wrote on October 28, 2022 at 4:02 PM

Even those in the Korean DMZ?

That is of course the one legitimate use - VERY clearly marked.

DibsMine t1_iu4xcv7 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 4:03 PM

we havnt planted mines there since the war, we want defectors to cross. NK keeps planting mines though.

trollsong t1_iu4ywk8 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 4:13 PM

Laos says hi

immalittlepiggy t1_iu75j86 wrote on October 29, 2022 at 1:46 AM

So…are ya Chinese or Japanese?

(Sorry, my love for King of the Hill made me. I promise I know it is its own country.)

DibsMine t1_iu4yz4e wrote on October 28, 2022 at 4:14 PM

yeah i should have said current

[deleted] t1_iuhi6gc wrote on October 31, 2022 at 11:33 AM

[removed]

AudibleNod t1_iuhjo4f wrote on October 31, 2022 at 11:49 AM

Likely no.

That seems to fall under a cluster bomb. For which there is a treaty, but none of the belligerents are signatories. If anyone specifically targets civilians at the moment of deployment that's likely a war crime.

And there has to be intent. Unlike when the CIA selected a single target for the Kovoso campaign and it happened to be the Chinese embassy and not a communication building. That was a total accident and not deliberate. In any way. Believe me.

[deleted] t1_iuhjv32 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 11:51 AM