1.   An international ban would also not cover antitank mines, which pose less of a threat to civilians because they do not explode as easily.

2.   Antitank mines, the size of large kitchen pots and often containing a high percentage of metal, are relatively easy to find.

3.   In the foreground are two unfused antitank mines.

4.   Textron Systems is best known in military circles for making antitank mines and portable microwave beacons that can be used to land large transport planes on remote airstrips.

5.   The U.S. military also wants to exempt certain self-destructing antipersonnel mines that it uses in combination with antitank mines.

6.   The U.S. military also wants to exempt certain types of self-destructing anti-personnel mines that it uses in combination with antitank mines.

7.   These use antipersonnel mines to shield antitank mines, which are not covered by the international treaty.

8.   As for antitank mines, Clinton said they had been tested repeatedly to prove they were not antipersonnel weapons.

9.   Clinton wants an exception for U.S. mines that protect antitank mines.

10.   On Sunday, an explosion believed to have been caused by antitank mines killed three Serb police officers.