INTERNATIONAL LAW AND MINING
Excluding US and CIS, 45 countries have mine capabilities with 21 countries producing mines, and 13 confirmed as mine exporters (numbers grow annually)
“Rogue” nations (IRAQ, CHINA, N. KOREA, IRAN, LIBYA) are of concern to the US
Bottom mines most readily available on international market (shallow water mines)... of concern to Littoral Ops??!