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Sure, it's complex technically, but nothing that almost one petadollar yearly budget can't solve [1]. [1] "White House Asks for $842 Billion in 2024 DOD Fundin

• mschuster91 3y ago
  The thing is, do the US have a need for mine grids? You only need mines in a land war scenario as the Ukraine invasion shows at the moment, with Russian mines being the most pressing issue in the expected Ukrainian offensive campaign. The US in contrast, who should attack them with tanks or infantry? Canada and Mexico... both completely unrealistic, at least if one assumes that refugees are not supposed to be shredded by anti-personnel mines. And that completely leaves out the core problem with mines... it is easy enough to clear a path through a minefield using anti-mine weaponry, and Ukraine has gotten a lot of appropriate vehicles, ammunition and training. But the rest of the mines? They take many decades to clear up. When you go into the Croatian hinterland, where they used to fight off Serbians back in the 90s... you'll still see an awful lot of "warning, mine field" signs next to the road.
  • nradov 3y ago
    The US helps South Korea maintain a minefield in the DMZ. https://www.npr.org/2022/06/21/1106367928/us-landmine-ban-trump-korea-ukraine-russia-ottowa-treaty https://www.npr.org/2022/06/21/1106367928/us-landmine-ban-tr...