U.S. political commentator Tucker Carlson, a controversial figure who holds influence by having Donald Trump's ear, has slammed the outgoing administration's decision to provide Kyiv with landmines, warning the weaponry Ukraine claims it needs to defend itself from Russia's invasion will only "kill innocents."
"There's no justification for using
Good thing land mines can distinguish between Ukrainians and Russians I guess?
They have an expiration date. Not purly for lobg term safety reasons but it also allows for more advanced tactical use cases.
Do they have fixed expiry after which the thing is inert, or just a battery that runs down after which a different energy source (or shock to the battery) is needed to trigger them?
And a child years after the war ends.
Landmines were internationally banned for a reason.
Iirc, these have an expiration date
Not that it fully absolves them, but better than the ones that go boom 30 years after the fact