Landmines and unexploded ordnance : a resource book / Rae McGrath.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McGrath, Rae, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Land mines--Safety measures.

Land mines.

Land mines--Economic aspects.

Land mines--Social aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; Sterling, Virginia : Pluto Press, [2000]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

'If the scourge of landmines is ever eradicated, much of the credit must go to Rae McGrath; and this meticulous principled book reminds us why.' John Pilger'Landmines and unexploded ordnance continue to kill, maim and impoverish innocent civilians in many of the world's poorest countries. Rae McGrath's authoritative book is an invaluable resource for anyone wanting to understand the impact of these persistent killers, and how best to respond to them.' Richard Lloyd, UK Working Group on Landmines Written by a Nobel Peace Prize co-laureate who is one of the leading voices in the anti-landmines campaign, this timely book is a comprehensive, practical guide to landmines and unexploded ordnance.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgements

Abbreviations

Preface

Key Agencies and their Roles

Governments of Mine-affected Countries

The United Nations

Non-governmental Organisations

Commercial Demining Companies

The Donors

The Media

Notes

1 An Introduction to Landmines and Unexploded Ordnance

The development of landmines

Landmines - the problem recognised

Characteristics of modern landmines

Mode of Operation

Type of Activation Mechanism

Deployment Method

Unexploded ordnance - garbage of war

Landmines by another name - submunitions

What is a minefield?

Notes 1-17

18-22

2 Landmines and Unexploded Ordnance - Post-conflict Impact

Direct impact

The Human Body

Vulnerability

Landmines and community confidence

The cultural cost

Indirect impact

Medical and health services

Transport and trade

The impact on development

Notes 1-15

3 The Survey Process

Mine and UXO eradication - a task for the military? ?

Financial considerations

Risk considerations

Cost

Suitability to role

The moral perspective

Eradicating landmines and UXO - responding logically

Surveys

Mapping

Marking

Minefield reduction

Community mine awareness

Central record keeping

Landmine and UXO eradication

The basics - chickens and eggs

Recognition

Where to begin?

The survey process

Establishing the facts sequence

The Survey Task Force

How to conduct a Level One impact assessment

The questionnaire

Training the survey team

Aims, target selection and assessment methodology

The assessment report

The limitations of Level One assessment

How to implement a Level Two survey

Building a picture sources of information

Establishing priorities

Practical survey techniques.

Comparative values of Level One assessments and Level Two surveys and political influences on the process

Notes 1-7

8-11

12-25

26-34

4.1 Eradicating Landmines and Unexploded Ordnance

Physical eradication of landmines and UXO the process

Manual clearance

Electronic search

Guide or base stick

Safety distances and minefield management

Clothing

Mine probes

Mechanisation

Dogs

Minefield marking

Battle area clearance

Technique summary

Quality assurance

Accidents - being prepared

Immediate minefield drills following an accident

Planning

Insurance for demining operations

4.2 Sustainable Management Structures for National Demining Programmes

Contrasting approaches

Some relevant practical management skills

The decision-making process in management

Key structural considerations

Profile and oversight of national programmes

Sustainability

Organisational sustainability

Structural sustainability

Manpower sustainability

Sustainable technology

Notes 1-2

5 Responding to the Needs of Mine- affected Communities

Mine victims - some observations

Community mine awareness - a lesson too far? ?

Why mine awareness?

How not to do mine awareness global responses to localised problems

A proven approach mine action teams

Refugees, internally displaced people and nomadic groups

The real challenge - responding to the victims of war

Model for a two- day, first- aid training course

First- aid training course reassessment after four months 208A future for war victims

A case study widows and amputees in minefields

Appendix Resource Information

Organisations involved directly in landmine and UXO eradication

Organisations working directly with landmine- and UXO- affected communities.

United Nations landmine and UXO action key contact points

Organisations and companies working in mine- related fields

Landmine- and UXO- related websites

Commercial service suppliers to landmine- and UXO- eradication operations

Recommended reading and viewing

Endnotes

Glossary

Index

abdominal injuries 34

academics 131

acceptable clearance rate

162

163

accident

in a cleared area - drill 164

in a cleared area - drill 165

in an uncleared area - drill 165

in an uncleared area - drill 166

accidental detonation

142

144

accidents 163-166

Adriatic 135

adult education classes 201

advanced first aid 163

aerial, aerial configurations 91

Afghan

clearance programme 149

clearance programme 150

government forces 15

government forces 61

refugees 193

society 151

Afghanistan

-Pakistan border 31

Mines Survey [ 102-106

xviii, 14

xviii, 15

xviii, 31

xviii, 45

xviii, 57

xviii, 61

xviii, 77

Africa

16

151

190

191

204

African Medical and Research Foundation, AMREF 30

age, vulnerability by 41

agricultural

area 61

area 82

cycle 40

rehabilitation 45

rehabilitation 66

rehabilitation 133

agriculture 84

aid budget 79

air support 25

air-delivery 6

aircraft

evacuation 163

evacuation 205

airstrip 92

Akashi, Yasushi

UN Emergency Relief Co-ordinator 173

Albanian aggression 136

allocated priority 117

aluminium

20

21

ambulance

63

143

American civil war 1

amputation

15

30

32-34

amputee

35

211

212-216

amputees as managers 212

Angola

33

58

59

64

85

134.

animal remains 92

anti-

-handling device 17

-handling device 217

-lift device 13

-lift device 17

-material mine 17

-personnel blast mine, safety distance 144

-personnel bounding fragmentation mine, safety distance 144

-personnel fragmentation mine, safety distance 144

-personnel mine, as anti-tank mine detonator 36

-tank mine, safety distance 144

disturbance device 13

arable land, access to 46

area

denial mine 17

minefield maps 125

reduction 152

area-denial

7

philosophy 7

philosophy 15

arming

cycle 12

cycle 20

failure 12

failure 22

lever 20

arms

dealers 29

industry 16

industry 147-150

industry, second-hand 10

manufacturers 24

manufacturers 29

manufacturers 147-150

artillery

28

ammunition 19

Asia

Asmara, Eritrea 217

assumed factors 92

atlantic wall 6

Ausaid 79

Australian

army 79

Department of Defense 79

overseas aid budget 79

Austria 10

BAC survey, sample 156-159

backhoe 150

Bakelite 6

Balkans 135

ball bearings 6

ballistic

helmet 145

jacket 145

waistcoat 145

bamboo, mine cases 6

banana plantation 54

barrier minefields 5

base stick 142

baseline

document 124

survey information 119

survey information 124

Baseth village, Cambodia 53

Batambang province, Cambodia 214

Battambang town, Cambodia 53

battery-charging

131

141

battle area clearance, BAC

135

155-160

battlefield 25

Bavel district, Cambodia 55

bearings

122

124

125

Belgium

9

10

192

benchmark [BM]

benchmark [BM] 124.

benchmark [BM] 125

benchmark [BM] 144

Benda_a, Alejandro 195

bladder, injuries to 34

Blair, Tony

xxii

136

blast 18

blast pressure wave 34

bleeding

blinded war victims

216

217

blindness

34

block search [BAC] 160

BLU

[- 23

[- 136

BLV[-45] anti-vehicle mine 8

BL[-755] cluster bomb

25

bomb casing 7

bomblet

23

bombs

19

155

bombsuit 145

boobytrap

8

13

boost the effects of landmine 36

Bosnia 196

Bosnia and Herzegovina 42

BPD Difesa 12

breach, breaches 122-124

breaching party 13

breaking new ground, vulnerability by 40

bridges

115

116

149

British

Aerospace 191

army 10

forces 24

military strategists 27

soldiers, killed 136

British-made submunitions 25

Buddhist communities 53

Bulgaria 9

bureaucrat

butterfly mine

32

button bomblet 7

Cambodia

14

44

53

57

Cambodian Mine Action Centre, CMAC 177

camels 114

canal 117

canalise enemy forces 27

capabilities, post-conflict, of weapons 29

capacity-building

175

176

casualties

6

42

81

112

113

reporting system 112

casualty data

cattle herding 55

CBU[-24/B] 'Sadeye' 23

central

government 119

record keeping 82

Central America

Central Intelligence Agency, CIA

11

Centre for International Studies, Managua 195

Chagaserai bridge 160

Chagaserai, Afghanistan 160

Chamkani, Afghanistan

31

chemical-fused mine 8

child amputees 63

child at risk, the

200

children

reaction to explosion 34

scrap collection 21

vulnerability of 40-42

China

12

217.

Chinese forces 6.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (pages 234-240) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781849640138

1849640130

9780585425900

0585425906