land mine

Home > ... > Social Sciences and the Law > Political Science and Government > Military Affairs (nonnaval) > ...

Essential reading Compare
side-by-side The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military

land mine

The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military | 2001 | Â© The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military 2001, originally published by Oxford University Press 2001. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

land mine an explosive mine laid on or just under the surface of the ground.

Create a link to this page

Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:

Give this article a thumbs-up on StumbleUpon

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

MLA
Chicago
APA

"land mine." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 16 Dec. 2009 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

"land mine." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (December 16, 2009). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-landmine.html

"land mine." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved December 16, 2009 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-landmine.html

Learn more about citation styles

land mine

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | © The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English 2009, originally published by Oxford University Press 2009. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

land mine • n. an explosive mine laid on or just under the surface of the ground.

Create a link to this page

Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

MLA
Chicago
APA

"land mine." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 16 Dec. 2009 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

"land mine." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (December 16, 2009). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-landmine.html

"land mine." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved December 16, 2009 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-landmine.html

Learn more about citation styles

Related entries from encyclopedias, dictionaries and thesauruses

Rate these entries|See all related entries

Free newspaper and magazine articles

	Land mines great killers of the innocent: the United Nations estimates that up to 110 million mines in 64 countries could explode at a misstep.(Editorial) Magazine article from: National Catholic Reporter; 2/16/1996
	Banning land mines: what the U.S. can do.(Editorial) Magazine article from: The Christian Century; 1/29/1997
	The U.S. bypasses conference on land mines.(Columns) Magazine article from: National Catholic Reporter; 1/7/2005

Facts and information from other sites

Related articles from newspapers, magazines, and more

	Land mines - the lingering problem.(LETTERS) Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 3/19/2002; 700+ words ; ...eradicate the impact of land mines on civilians around the...Commentary column, "Land mine myopia." In his discussion...destructiveness of land mines, Mr. Lefever suggests...United States for keeping land mines in their meager...to remember that land mines ...
	Land mines, cheap and deadly, wreak terror in the Third World. (Technology) Magazine article from: Insight on the News; 9/26/1994; ; 700+ words ; ...accord now governing land mines -- Protocol II of the...only the use of land mines, not their availability...vast majority of land-mine use. International negotiations...international ban on land-mine use and production...procurement of antipersonnel mines. The pr
	Land mines great killers of the innocent: the United Nations estimates that up to 110 million mines in 64 countries could explode at a misstep.(Editorial) Magazine article from: National Catholic Reporter; 2/16/1996; 700+ words ; ...Apparently it was not a land mine that killed Sgt. 1st...been. Millions of land mines (reports range from...is a complete ban on land mines, covering production...stockpiling, use or export. Mines are produced and exported...these deadly exports. Mine production is ...
	Banning land mines: what the U.S. can do.(Editorial) Magazine article from: The Christian Century; 1/29/1997; ; 700+ words ; ...A DOCUMENTARY film on land mines first aired on British...to take apart a land mine. According to a story...companies still involved in land-mine production. It will...production of land-mine components or aggressively...activist against land mines is ...
	WARS WHERE LAND MINES USED NEVER END.(Editorial) Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO); 7/16/1999; 700+ words ; ...Kosovo being killed by land mines as they return to their...that wars where land mines were used never end...learn about the land mine issue in school or at...cooperation on issues of land mine victim assistance and...Campaign to Ban Land Mines, the ...
	War against land mines is a multifaceted affair News Wire article from: AP Online; 9/3/1998; ; 700+ words ; ...spent $263 million on removing mines since 1993. Unconventional...have dogs been in sniffing out land mines that the Defense Department...useful not only in detecting land mines but also in verifying that formerly mine-laden areas have been fully...
	Land mines would pose major threat to U.S. troops in Afghanistan, experts say.(Knight Ridder Newspapers) Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 10/12/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...widespread presence of land mines means that ground raids...The extent of the land mine problem in Afghanistan...last year because of land mines, the International...minefields, Afghanistan mines are often unmarked...to determine where the mines are," said ...
	U.S. SHOULD HELP BAN LAND MINES Newspaper article from: Herald-News (Joliet, IL); 12/16/1997; 700+ words ; ...administration, U.S. land mines are needed to defend...protect anti-tank mines. This is a serious...that anti-personnel land mines are the best...percent of U.S. land-mine casualties were caused by land mines and booby traps using...
	Washington's response to the Ottawa Land Mines Process. Magazine article from: Canadian-American Public Policy; 8/1/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...Canada. The issue of global land mine elimination transcended North...Washington's approach toward land mine elimination in a strictly Canada...relations. I. U.S. LAND MINE POLICY: PRELUDE TO OTTAWA Much effort to restrict land mines, albeit sporadic and less than...
	Liberal clergy rally against land mines Magazine article from: Human Events; 8/6/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...is a campaign to ban land mines through an international...long process of healing lands broken by land mines," said Robert...alternatives to land mines were developed by then...that the anti-land mine lobby found unacceptable...experts believe that land ...