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The term “mine” does not include hand grenades. 227 A trip-wired hand grenade is notconsidered a mine, but is considered a booby-trap under the CCW Amended Mines Protocol. 2286.12.1.1 Notes on Terminology - “Landmines” Versus “Mines”. The CCWAmended Mines Protocol uses the term “mines,” but does not address naval mines. This sectionuses the term “mines” to refer to landmines, including both anti-personnel and anti-vehiclemines.6.12.1.2 Designed to Be Exploded by the Presence, Proximity, or Contact of aPerson or Vehicle. An important characteristic of a mine is its designed function of beingexploded by the presence, proximity, or contact of a person or vehicle. 229 Command-detonatedmunitions (i.e., munitions whose explosion is triggered by a decision of an operator) are not“mines” under the CCW Amended Mines Protocol, but may be regulated under the CCWAmended Mines Protocol as “other devices.” 230Some munitions, such as the Claymore, may be configured for detonation by command,or by trip-wire. When used in trip-wire mode, they are mines and subject to correspondingrestrictions. When used in command-detonated mode, they are subject to the restrictionsapplicable to “other devices.” 231227 United States, Statement on Consent to Be Bound by the CCW Amended Mines Protocol, May 24, 1999, 2065UNTS 128, 130 (“For the purposes of the Amended Mines Protocol, the United States understands that - … (C)none of the provisions of the Amended Mines Protocol, including Article 2 (5), applies to hand grenades other thantrip-wired hand grenades.”).228 United States, Statement on Consent to Be Bound by the CCW Amended Mines Protocol, May 24, 1999, 2065UNTS 128, 130 (“For the purposes of the Amended Mines Protocol, the United States understands that - … (B) atrip-wired hand grenade shall be considered a ‘booby-trap’ under Article 2(4) of the Amended Mines Protocol andshall not be considered a ‘mine’ or an ‘anti-personnel mine’ under Article 2(1) or 2(3), respectively;”). Refer to§ 6.12.2 (Definition of Booby-Trap).229 Article-by-Article Analysis of CCW Amended Mines Protocol, 5, Enclosure A to Warren Christopher, Letter ofSubmittal, Dec. 7, 1996, MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT TRANSMITTING THE CCW AMENDED MINES PROTOCOL,PROTOCOL III ON INCENDIARY WEAPONS, AND PROTOCOL IV ON BLINDING LASER WEAPONS 5 (“The definition alsocontemplates that mines can be emplaced in a variety of ways -- under, on or near the ground or other surface area.This makes clear that the critical defining characteristic of a mine is not its relationship to the ground or othersurface area but rather its design function of being exploded by the presence, proximity or contact of a target, be thattarget a person or a vehicle. (This applies whether a munition is designed for this purpose in the factory, or adaptedfor this purpose in the field.)”).230 Refer to § 6.12.10 (Rule for Using Booby-Traps and Other Devices).231 Article-by-Article Analysis of CCW Amended Mines Protocol, 7, Enclosure A to Warren Christopher, Letter ofSubmittal, Dec. 7, 1996, MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT TRANSMITTING THE CCW AMENDED MINES PROTOCOL,PROTOCOL III ON INCENDIARY WEAPONS, AND PROTOCOL IV ON BLINDING LASER WEAPONS 7 (“With respect toanti-personnel mines which have the potential to be either trip-wired or command-detonated, the definition applieswhen such mines are used with a trip-wire or are otherwise target-activated. When such mines are commanddetonated,that is, exploded not by the target itself, but by an operator, they do not meet the definition ofantipersonnel mine and are therefore not subject to the restrictions imposed on anti-personnel mines. They do,however, fall within the definition of ‘other devices’ in paragraph 7.”).357