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Seriously, why don't countries use mines more often? Especially any country that borders America? Turn the invading trash into confetti.
....because of what happens when the war ends or a country dissolves. Before the Ottowa Treaty in 1997, an estimated 26,000 people were killed each year by landmines detonated after wars had ended. It costs around $1,000 to remove each mine that costs as little as $3 to manufacture. This means a country may be able to produce tons of mines, but when the conflict ends, they don't have the money to remove them.
Then there's all the damage to the environment and animals. Mines can even be moved by floods or land slides, causing them to go off in areas outside of where they were intended.
Shit no wonder the US stopped using mines.
Just wait until the U.S. drops the next generation of self-placing, self-digging, blockchain-powered, AI-enabled landmines with variable weight sensor that can be set from "child" to "large adult." Thanks to the patriotic American taxpayers, each mine is sold in a pack of 1 (one) for the cost of only $2 million USD. But you can't really put a price on freedom, now can you?
The only unrealistic thing about Starcraft is that the spider mines can't target workers
Mines are notoriously difficult to get rid of and indescrimently Kill anything heavier than a penguin
install gentoo
for a second I thought you meant
and I was going to agree with you
On top of everything mentioned, using land mines is a violation of international law.
I wouldn't be surprised if they came up with true "loitering" solar-powered drones that either stay in the air indefinitely or land/fly in tandem to deny access across a boundary. It would be both expensive and avoid the law against "land" mines.
as if that mattered
Land mines suck, if theyre not triggered you end up with a future problem with yourself. Drones kinda supercede land mines.