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[...]... National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study of existing and new technologies that might provide an alternative to APL In response, the Committee on Alternative Technologies to Replace Antipersonnel Landmines was established The committee was asked to (1) identify and examine possible tactics, technologies, and operational concepts that could provide tactical advantages similar to those provided by APL... triggered automatically; and they do not require man-in-theloop operation to be Ottawa compliant, which could improve the timeliness of a response and lessen the burden on the soldier/operator 8 ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES TO REPLACE ANTIPERSONNEL LANDMINES Recommendation 7 The development of nonlethal variants to support antipersonnel landmine alternatives should be emphasized Funding should be restored and... 26 Capabilities of Antipersonnel Landmines, 26 Technologies in Antipersonnel Landmines, 27 25 4 EVALUATION METHODOLOGY Methodology, 30 Baseline Systems, 30 Criteria, 30 30 5 ALTERNATIVES AVAILABLE TODAY Overview, 35 Nonmateriel Alternatives, 35 Materiel Alternatives, 36 Committee Assessments, 41 35 6 ALTERNATIVES AVAILABLE BY 2006 Overview, 45 Nonmateriel Alternatives, 45 Materiel Alternatives, 45 Committee... searching for alternatives This National Research Council1 study was part of the U.S government’s efforts to determine if and when alternatives will be available The Committee on Alternative Technologies to Replace Antipersonnel Landmines was created for the purpose of (1) identifying and examining possible tactics, technologies, and operational concepts that could provide tactical advantages similar to those... and kill 6 ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES TO REPLACE ANTIPERSONNEL LANDMINES mechanisms and improved communications between sensors and soldiers However, unless DOD gives these new technologies a very high priority, six years will not be long enough for the weaponization of any innovative technology Alternatives for Use Against Dismounted Targets The committee evaluated six alternative deterrents to dismounted... regarding APL, the committee recognized that one reason for the search for alternatives was to enable the United States to accede to the Ottawa Convention The committee made no judgment as to whether the United States should accede to the Ottawa Convention Conclusion 1 The major reasons for seeking alternatives to current antipersonnel landmines (APL) are humanitarian concerns, compliance with the Ottawa... made in new technologies for other purposes should be leveraged and applied to the search for alternatives to antipersonnel landmines Evaluation Methodology Unfortunately, the committee did not have enough time or resources to use independent modeling or simulations in evaluating the alternatives Therefore, the committee developed a score sheet to assess systematically the effectiveness of alternatives... were used during the Korean Conflict to cover withdrawals and to reinforce defenses However, United Nations forces did not always mark and record minefields, which sometimes resulted in casualties to friendly forces crossing unmarked minefields In some 4 This action has come to be called a dismounted breach 12 ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES TO REPLACE ANTIPERSONNEL LANDMINES cases, unguarded minefields... to APL described in Chapter 4 Convention on Conventional Weapons From time to time, the international community has attempted to regulate the possession or use of a weapon or 14 ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES TO REPLACE ANTIPERSONNEL LANDMINES even to ban it completely The 1996 Chemical Weapons Convention and the 1972 Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention are recent examples of the prohibition of a weapon... landmines and extended the protocol to cover the use of landmines in internal conflicts As of June 15, 2000, 50 countries were party to the Amended Protocol II (79 were party to the CCW) The CCW, including Amended Protocol II, will be reviewed again in 2001 The United States envisions further improvements to the protocol with respect to applying the APL detectability standards to AT mines, the adoption of . w1 h0" alt="" ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES TO REPLACE ANTIPERSONNEL LANDMINES Committee on Alternative Technologies to Replace Antipersonnel Landmines Commission. to see the study through to completion. George Bugliarello, Chair Committee on Alternative Technologies to Replace Antipersonnel Landmines Acknowledgments ix The