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6.12.1.6 Mines With Compliant Self-Destruction and Self-Deactivation (SD/SDA)Mechanisms. Certain types of mines may be equipped with self-destruction or self-neutralizationmechanisms, or be self-deactivating.“Self-destruction [SD] mechanism” means an incorporated or externally attachedautomatically functioning mechanism that secures the destruction of the munition into which it isincorporated or to which it is attached. 243“Self-neutralization mechanism” means an incorporated automatically functioningmechanism that renders inoperable the munition into which it is incorporated. 244 The term isused in Article 6 of the CCW Amended Mines Protocol in relation to remotely delivered minesother than anti-personnel mines. There are no technical specifications for self-neutralizationmechanisms in the Technical Annex to the CCW Amended Mines Protocol. 245“Self-deactivating” (SDA) means automatically rendering a munition inoperable bymeans of the irreversible exhaustion of a component; for example, a battery that is essential tothe operation of the munition could be exhausted as part of a self-deactivating mine. 2466.12.2 Definition of Booby-Trap. Under the CCW Amended Mines Protocol, a “boobytrap”means any device or material that is designed, constructed, or adapted to kill or injure, andthat functions when a person disturbs or approaches an apparently harmless object or performsan apparently safe act. 247This includes field-expedient devices, e.g., a hand grenade attached to a door and riggedto explode when the door is opened (as opening a door is an apparently safe act), as well asdevices designed in advance to function as booby-traps (such as explosive devices designed toresemble civilian objects). 248243 CCW AMENDED MINES PROTOCOL art. 2(10) (“‘Self-destruction mechanism’ means an incorporated or externallyattached automatically-functioning mechanism which secures the destruction of the munition into which it isincorporated or to which it is attached.”).244 CCW AMENDED MINES PROTOCOL art. 2(11) (“‘Self-neutralization mechanism’ means an incorporatedautomatically-functioning mechanism which renders inoperable the munition into which it is incorporated.”).245 Article-by-Article Analysis of CCW Amended Mines Protocol, 9, 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 9 (“The term is used inArticle 6 in relation to remotely-delivered mines other than anti-personnel mines. There are no technicalspecifications for self-neutralization mechanisms in the Technical Annex.”).246 CCW AMENDED MINES PROTOCOL art. 2(12) (“‘Self-deactivating’ means automatically rendering a munitioninoperable by means of the irreversible exhaustion of a component, for example, a battery, that is essential to theoperation of the munition.”).247 CCW AMENDED MINES PROTOCOL art. 2(4) (“‘Booby-trap’ means any device or material which is designed,constructed or adapted to kill or injure, and which functions unexpectedly when a person disturbs or approaches anapparently harmless object or performs an apparently safe act.”).248 Article-by-Article Analysis of CCW Amended Mines Protocol, 8, 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 8 (“[Paragraph 4 of360