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Lebanese researchers apply tech solutions to clearing landmines

by Dave Makichuk January 27, 2019February 18, 2020

The Israeli No 4 landmine has a peculiar design – approach it the right way, and it can be easily neutralized and destroyed. Approach it the wrong way, and things could go terribly wrong, very quickly. A de-miner is on Lebanon’s infamous Blue Line, working carefully and purposefully, to detect and clear a line of […]

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