How does self-deactivate or self-destruct technology work?
A. Self-destructing mines blow themselves up after a given period of time. For U.S. mines, that period could be as little as 4 hours, or could be as much as 15 days. The new types of mines that the United States will develop will have remote control capabilities so they can be blown up on command. Self-deactivation is a back up method, where the battery in the mine gradually loses its charge, eventually causing the mine mechanisms to become incapable of operating.
