Submarine Mines
A naval mine is a self-contained explosive device placed in water to damage or destroy surface ships or submarines. Unlike depth charges, mines are deposited and left to wait until they are triggered by the approach of, or contact with, any vessel. Naval mines can be used offensively, to hamper enemy shipping movements or lock vessels into a harbour; or defensively, to protect friendly vessels and create "safe" zones. Mines allow the minelaying force commander to concentrate warships or defensive assets in mine-free areas giving the adversary three choices: undertake an expensive and time-consuming minesweeping effort, accept the casualties of …
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IAI: Istituto Affari Internazionali · 26 June 2023 English
Rome, IAI, June 2023, 79 p. (Documenti IAI ; 23|13)
possibility of assigning the task of scattering anti-submarine mines to UUVs. Here, the first prototypes are expected …
TAI: The Arctic Institute · 3 October 2022 English
THE CHANGING ENVIRONMENT OF THE ARCTIC With the continued loss of sea ice, the Arctic is becoming more accessible, allowing states to access the abundance of natural resources in the …
1907: Relative to the Laying of Automatic Submarine Mines (known as Hague VIII). Although the convention …
UN: The United Nations · 1 April 2022 Spanish
2 p.Transmits statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs concerning alleged illegal activities of the Russian Federation in the Black Sea.
UN: The United Nations · 1 April 2022 Russian
2 p.Transmits statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs concerning alleged illegal activities of the Russian Federation in the Black Sea.
UN: The United Nations · 1 April 2022 English
2 p.Transmits statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs concerning alleged illegal activities of the Russian Federation in the Black Sea.
UN: The United Nations · 1 April 2022 Chinese
2 p.Transmits statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs concerning alleged illegal activities of the Russian Federation in the Black Sea.
UN: The United Nations · 1 April 2022 French
2 p.Transmits statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs concerning alleged illegal activities of the Russian Federation in the Black Sea.
UN: The United Nations · 1 April 2022 Arabic
2 p.Transmits statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs concerning alleged illegal activities of the Russian Federation in the Black Sea.
IAI: Istituto Affari Internazionali · 12 October 2021 English
Certainly, the choice is not easy0 Whatever choice is made, its strategic and political consequences would end up by affecting the mechanisms of the balance of power between the United …
be operational by the mid-19808s. For anti-submarine mines, development of the Quickstrike mine family …
CNA: Center for Naval Analysis · 3 June 2020 English
Evolution of perceived threats to the US coasts Years 1790s • • 1800s • • 1810s • • 1820s • • 1830s • • 1840s • • 1850s • • …
serve as training ships. November 10. German submarine mines New York harbor. November 19. SEA FRONTIER …
