antipersonnel
adjective
an·ti·per·son·nel
ˌan-tē-ˌpər-sə-ˈnel 
ˌan-ˌtī-
ˌan-ˌtī-
: designed for use against military personnel
an antipersonnel mine
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The Biden administration’s decision to send antipersonnel land mines to Ukraine in November 2024 was another case of the United States disregarding supposedly universal norms.
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Sarah Yager, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
The report Tuesday reversed the organization’s earlier findings that Ukraine had not used antipersonnel land mines.
—David L. Stern, Washington Post, 31 Jan. 2023
The move effectively returns to a 2014 policy established by the Obama administration that forbade the use of antipersonnel land mines except in defense of South Korea.
—New York Times, 21 June 2022
The use of both antipersonnel landmines and cluster munitions are banned under international humanitarian law, yet they are still being used in conflicts today, particularly in Ukraine.
—Alexandra Grossi, Forbes, 1 June 2022
Some submunitions are designed to be antipersonnel, while others are antivehicle.
—Taylor Umlauf, WSJ, 11 Mar. 2022
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Sarah Yager, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
The report Tuesday reversed the organization’s earlier findings that Ukraine had not used antipersonnel land mines.
—David L. Stern, Washington Post, 31 Jan. 2023
The move effectively returns to a 2014 policy established by the Obama administration that forbade the use of antipersonnel land mines except in defense of South Korea.
—New York Times, 21 June 2022
The use of both antipersonnel landmines and cluster munitions are banned under international humanitarian law, yet they are still being used in conflicts today, particularly in Ukraine.
—Alexandra Grossi, Forbes, 1 June 2022
Some submunitions are designed to be antipersonnel, while others are antivehicle.
—Taylor Umlauf, WSJ, 11 Mar. 2022
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“Antipersonnel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antipersonnel. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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