Landmines
A land mine is an explosive device concealed under or on the ground and designed to destroy or disable enemy targets, ranging from combatants to vehicles and tanks, as they pass over or near it. Such a device is typically detonated automatically by way of pressure when a target steps on it or drives over it, although other detonation mechanisms are also sometimes used. A land mine may cause damage by direct blast effect, by fragments that are thrown by the blast, or by both. The use of land mines is controversial because of their potential as indiscriminate weapons. They …
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The National Archives · 1 January 1981 French
A file of correspondence and reports concerning the political situation in Albania. The documents cover the death of the Albanian premier, Mehmet Shehu; the validity of official claims that Shehu's …
the area between the fences has been laid with landmines and anti-personnel mines. 5. The Yugoslavs say …
The National Archives · 1 January 1976 English
aircraft, or artillery, and, possibly, as nuclear landmines. It is generally accepted that the use of these …
The National Archives · 1966 German
kilometres inside the Hungarian border. The documents also cover the continued presence of Hungarian landmines along the Austrian-Hungarian border, despite the Hungarian government's previous assurance that …
source of friction might be removed if Hungarian landmines were to stop blowing up on this side of the border …
The National Archives · 1963 English
A file of correspondence and legal material concerning the Berlin border. The documents discuss an incident in which East German border guards fired shots across the River Elbe at a …
The National Archives · 1963 English
A file of correspondence concerning the interzonal border between East and West Germany. The correspondence reports on the projection of propaganda bearing canisters from East Germany over the border to …
The National Archives · 1962 English
A file containing documents relating to Berlin. Subjects discussed in the file include the withdrawal of tanks from the Checkpoint Charlie area; threats to aircraft carrying West German politicians visiting …
The National Archives · 1962 English
A file containing documents relating to incidents at the boundary between West Germany and the Soviet zone. Incidents covered include the shooting dead of a West German journalist by the …
