"antitanque" in English

Anti-tank mines which have anti-personnel mines integrated in them.

In the Bundeswehr of the Federal Republic of Germany there are still 1.5 million of these anti-tank mines.

– Mr President, as has already been said, this House has a long tradition of concern with this issue.

In reply to Mr Tannock, it is true that there is a big difference between antitank mines and antipersonnel mines.

If we really want to ban mines, however, then these anti-tank mines must be included.

When we look at the situation in Bosnia we see that 30 to 40 % of deaths in Bosnia are caused by anti-tank mines.

Mr President, just a few weeks ago a bus in Nepal drove into an anti-tank mine that had been put on the road by rebels.

However, they too can be used in a perverse manner: an antipersonnel mine can be stacked on top of an antitank mine, which is extremely dangerous.

Their judgment, which we share, is that cluster munitions and anti-tank mines should not be regarded in the same way as anti-personnel landmines.

Whether we call them anti-personnel mines, landmines or anti-tank mines, at the end of the day, a mine is a mine, a mine is a weapon and as such it is an inhuman and deadly device.

I remember how, before 1999, it was above all Mrs Maren Günther who devoted herself to this cause, in which we have achieved a number of successes and made significant progress.