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Antipersonnel mines have returned in Ukraine and now threaten the world

Antipersonnel (AP) mines seemed to be on the way out in 1997, when 122 countries signed the Ottawa Treaty to ban them. But in 2026, such mines are making a comeback.

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Antipersonnel mines, once thought to be disappearing after 122 nations signed the 1997 Ottawa Treaty banning them, are reappearing in 2026. Experts note that modern mines are inexpensive to produce yet incorporate a level of sophistication that would have required vastly higher costs only a few years earlier. This resurgence suggests a shift in the accessibility and appeal of such weapons for contemporary actors.

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