Re: Landmines RE: US Foreign Policy Re: *DO* we share a civilization?

[John D. Giorgis]

At 12:51 AM 8/13/01 +0200 J. van Baardwijk wrote:
>Huh? That's odd. The area is completely closed off as a war zone, so no 
>civilians can enter that area. Yet 1,000 civilians died or were injured due 
>to the landmines in that area. How can those individuals be killed or 
>injured by landmines that are in an area that is completely sealed off, 
>making it impossible for said civilians to enter that area?

They were washed out during a period of high flooding.  

So, the protections are not perfect - but it is a cost-benefit tradeoff
that the South Koreans are apparently willing to make.

JDG
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