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Land mines have become an integral part of twentieth century warfare; but unlike other weapons, blind terrorism remains long after the war. This compilation of citations highlights the major technological efforts presently available or being developed in the world of land mine warfare, mine detection, and mine clearance from the Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). The authors of the following papers describe the nature of many varieties of both plastic and metal land mines and the measures being developed to clear them in a safe humanitarian manner. Subject Terms INTRODUCTIONLand mines have become an integral part of twentieth century warfare; but unlike other weapons, blind terrorism remains long after the war. The situation is very alarming. Presently, over 100 million mines are in place in over sixty-four countries. Twenty new mines are planted for every mine that is removed.Not only is the presence of mines an obstacle to the establishment of a durable peace, but also, every month 500 to 800 people (mostly civilians) are killed by mines and about 2,000 are maimed. The statistics represent a cost to human life that is greater than that of ballistic missiles and nuclear weapons combined.This compilation of citations highlights the major technological efforts presently available or being developed in the world of land mine warfare, mine detection, and mine clearance from the Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). The authors of the following papers describe the nature of many varieties of both plastic and metal land mines and the measures being developed to clear them in a safe humanitarian manner.These documents are only a sampling of the information available on land mine technology from DTIC's extensive collection on the subject. At the end of the volume you will find a section on relevant electronic sources available on the Internet as well as additional references. 12a. DISTRIBUTION/AVAII-ABILITY STATEMENT 12b. DISTRIBUTION CODE Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. ABSTRACTThis report provides a summary of current land-based munition detection sensor development. Sensors are categorized based upon the principle of their operation: electromagnetic, conductive, mechanical, optical, acoustic, and chemical. Each category is subdivided into particular operational sensor types. Theory of operation for each particular sensor type is provided, as well as a discussion of advantages and disadvantages of each. A discussion of sensor performance is included. The fmal section of the report is a survey of commercialy available munition detection sensors along with comments concerning their performance.