‘Smart-mines’, ‘toe-poppers’, trip-wire: Russia has planted millions of such devices in Ukraine. One NGO, now employing Australia’s former ambassador to the country, is bravely tackling the problem.
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Myanmar’s military junta is losing some control over the country, but its execution of four high-profile leaders and prisoners sends a warning to Myanmar citizens and the rest of the world.
Russia’s absurd claims about ‘smart’ landmines show it’s high time the world put limits on autonomous weapons.
The number of casualties from landmines remains high, with the most people killed and wounded in Syria.
What happens when a bomb explodes? This unique ‘blast lab’ found out.
Rats used in mine-clearing operations are changing the perception of the country’s military, which is viewed with suspicion after decades of civil war.
What can international law do to help curb the use of a lethal, indiscriminate weapon?
Elephants have the highest count of olfactory receptor genes of any species tested to date. This suggests that they may be the best smellers in the animal kingdom.
From cheap prosthetic arms for landmine victims in Sudan to the promise of surgery on astronauts in space — 3D printing is sparking a healthcare revolution.
In early December, the nations of the world are poised to take an historic step on nuclear weapons. Yet Australia sticks out like a sore thumb among Asia-Pacific nations in arguing against change.
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