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Army Technology - MBT LAW Light Anti-Tank Weapon (1206 words) |
 | The MBT LAW has a soft launch and can be fired from confined spaces such as from inside buildings and vehicle hatches, and from all positions and angles up to ±45°. |
 | The MBT LAW warhead, similar to the BILL 2 missile warhead, incorporates a dynamically compensated shaped and copper lined charge to retain the penetration characteristics. |
 | MBT LAW has a soft launch and can be fired from confined spaces such as inside buildings and vehicle hatches. |
| THE MINE BAN TREATY AND NATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION LEGISLATION (4487 words) |
 | Article 3 of the MBT allows States Parties to retain or transfer supplies of AP mines for “the development of and training in mine detection, mine clearance or mine destruction techniques.” The provisions of Article 3 are entrenched in most statutes. |
 | An exception not contained in the MBT, but which appears in the national legislation of a number of States Parties, is the participation of the armed forces in joint military operations with non-party States that continue to use AP mines. |
 | MBT Article 2(1) “‘Anti-personnel mine’ means a mine designed to be exploded by the presence, proximity or contact of a person that will incapacitate, injure or kill one or more persons. |