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How a Landmine Stays Lethal for 50 Years
Episode 3976
Published 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Description
Why do landmines buried in the 1960s still kill today? This episode unpacks the engineering that makes them last, the treaty that couldn’t stop them, and the brutal math of clearance. From Israel’s unmarked fields to Ukraine’s five million new mines, we explore why a device designed to wait outlasts every war — and why technology hasn’t solved it yet.