Mines were responsible for 14 of the 18 Navy ships seriously damaged since the Korean War. Between 1988 and 1991, three warships were hit by mines. Aggregate damage to the ships exceeded us121.5 million, while combined cost for the three mines was estimated at us13,000. Mines have twice complicated U.S. amphibious landings: at Wonsan in 1950 and then off Kuwait in the 1990s. In addition to the physical harm caused in these and other incidents, mine warfare has cuased significant operational delay.
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