Aircraft Mines have been described as 'fighters that never miss, strike blindly, do not carry weapons openly, and go on killing long after hostilities have ended'. They have killed more people worldwide than any chemical, gas or nuclear weapon. Most victims are predominantly members of subsistence rural communities, refugees, displaced people, children, farmers, etc.
Victims cause mines to explode through normal human and, most commonly, non-military activity.
There are essentially two types of landmine. The anti-tank mine is designed to disable light and heavy vehicles and tanks. The anti-personnel mine is designed to kill or maim people, but can also disable light vehicles. Anyone working in areas of conflict, or areas previously involved in conflict, must face the possibility that they, too, can potentially become the unwitting victim of a mine. Despite the present mine ban it is too late for many countries.