Jeong Tae-seong, secretary general ofthe Korea Association for Mine Action Technology, said, “Not only north of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) or the Civilian Control Line (CCL), but also mines around rear-area air defense bases are making normal use of the land difficult.” The land mine problem is notlimited to border areas.
According to data from the Ministry of NationalDefense and the Anti-Corruption & Civil Rights Commission, about 60,000 M14 anti-personnel mines were laid at 40 air defense bases nationwide in the 1960s to 1980s to block North Korean infiltrations.
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Source: Chosun News
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