Hello,
I was reading up on the net about the dangers of the countless number of unexploded bomblets, cluster bombs, mines and other munitions that have become a serious threat not just to a nation's military, but to it's civilians as well. Not during wartime, but several years, and sometimes decade later.
A friend of mine in the defense industry told me that advanced munitions that can be remotely activated or deactivated for wartime & peacetime are under development, but of course they're going to be quite expensive and most 3rd world nations might not be able to afford them.
What are the solutions to this issue ? Is it possible to develop timed mines or cluster bombs that can deactivate or explode within a certain timeframe, thereby not being a threat to civilians several years after a war is over ? Can munitions be remotely detonated or deactivated once the fighting is over and area is secure ?
Thanks
I was reading up on the net about the dangers of the countless number of unexploded bomblets, cluster bombs, mines and other munitions that have become a serious threat not just to a nation's military, but to it's civilians as well. Not during wartime, but several years, and sometimes decade later.
A friend of mine in the defense industry told me that advanced munitions that can be remotely activated or deactivated for wartime & peacetime are under development, but of course they're going to be quite expensive and most 3rd world nations might not be able to afford them.
What are the solutions to this issue ? Is it possible to develop timed mines or cluster bombs that can deactivate or explode within a certain timeframe, thereby not being a threat to civilians several years after a war is over ? Can munitions be remotely detonated or deactivated once the fighting is over and area is secure ?
Thanks