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Montevideo, April 26th 2024 - 12:00 UTC

Tag: high-tech explosives

  • Saturday, February 1st 2020 - 07:53 UTC

    Trump lifts restrictions on deployment of landmines, the “non persistent” models

    Trump gave the green light to so-called “non-persistent” landmines that can be switched off remotely rather than staying in the ground forever.

    President Donald Trump on Friday lifted US restrictions on the deployment of landmines, saying a new generation of high-tech explosives would improve security for US forces. In the latest reversal of a policy of his predecessor Barack Obama, Trump gave the green light to so-called “non-persistent” landmines that can be switched off remotely rather than staying in the ground forever.