Who makes landmines?
Major producers of anti-personnel landmines in the last 25 years include the Austria, China, France, Germany, Italy, the former Soviet Union, Sweden, the United Kingdom, the United States, Vietnam and the former Yugoslavia. The most commonly found mines around the world were from China, Italy and the former Soviet Union. The International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) says 13 countries have not banned anti-personnel landmine production: Burma, China, Cuba, India, Iran, Nepal, North Korea, South Korea, Pakistan, Russia, Singapore, United States and Vietnam. Some of these countries have not actually made AP mines in recent years, but refuse to ban production officially. The ICBL also says that except for the Former Republic of Yugoslavia, the most mine-affected countries in the world received all of their mines from sources outside of their borders. While it is difficult to track mine shipments, there are no major AP mine exporters anymore. Trade has dwindled to a low level of illicit
