Editing Self-destruct (section)

===Land mines===
[[File:Mine_POM-3.jpg|thumb|A Russian anti-personnel land mine [[POM-3]] ({{Langx|ru|Противопехотная Осколочная Мина|lit=Infantry shrapnel mine}}) with a self-deactivation mechanism that disables the mine upon expiration of battery charge.]]
Some types of modern [[land mine]]s are designed to self-destruct, or chemically render themselves inert after a period of weeks or months to reduce the likelihood of friendly casualties during the conflict or civilian casualties after the conflict's end.  The Amended Protocol II to the [[Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons]] (CCW), amended in 1996, requires that [[anti-personnel land mine]]s deactivate and self-destruct, and sets standards for both.<ref name=NR>{{cite news|last1=Groves|first1=Steven|last2=Bromund|first2=Ted R.|title=Obama Says No to Landmines: The president is denying the U.S. armed forces a crucial weapon.|url=http://www.nationalreview.com/article/388807/obama-says-no-landmines-steven-groves-ted-r-bromund|access-date=26 September 2014|publisher=National Review|date=September 25, 2014}}</ref>  Landmines currently used by the [[United States military]] are designed to self-destruct after between 4 hours and 15 days depending upon the type.<ref name=USState>{{cite web |url=https://fas.org/asmp/campaigns/landmines/FactSheet_FAQ_NewUSLandminePolicy_2-27-04.htm |title=Frequently Asked Questions on the New United States Landmine Policy |publisher=U.S. Department of State |access-date=26 September 2014 |date=February 27, 2004 }}</ref>  The landmines have a battery and when the battery dies, the land mine self-destructs.<ref name=USState />  The self-destruct system never failed in over 67,000 tested landmines in a variety of conditions.<ref name=USState />  Not all self-destruct mechanisms are absolutely reliable,{{citation needed|date=September 2014}} and most landmines that have been laid throughout history are not equipped to self-destruct. Landmines can also be designed to self-deactivate, for instance by a battery running out of a charge, but deactivation is considered a different mechanism from self-destruction.<ref name=USState />