Pentagon Touts 'Smart' Mine as a Civilian Friendly Munition

Credit: ATK
Production is underway on one of the more controversial weapons to enter the U.S. arsenal in recent years--an alternative to conventional land mines called Spider. Proponents say the device reduces the threat posed by such explosives to noncombatants. Critics, however, maintain that Spider is...

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