▁was ▁filled ▁with ▁steel ▁ro ds , ▁returning ▁to ▁the ▁original ▁concept ▁of ▁the ▁S - mine . ▁Both ▁of ▁these ▁mines ▁are ▁still ▁being ▁produced ▁by ▁Russia . ▁ ▁Y ug oslav ia ▁also ▁built ▁a ▁P ROM - 1 ▁bound ing ▁type ▁of ▁anti - person nel ▁mine ▁lo os ely ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁S - mine . ▁The ▁mine ▁was ▁widely ▁used ▁during ▁the ▁Cro at ian ▁War ▁of ▁Independ ence ▁by ▁both ▁sides . ▁The ▁mine ▁was ▁also ▁found ▁in ▁Bos nia , ▁Chile , ▁E rit rea , ▁Ira q , ▁Kos ovo , ▁Moz amb ique ▁and ▁Nam ib ia . ▁ ▁Other ▁nations ▁that ▁have ▁produced ▁S - mine - in sp ired ▁designs ▁include ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Republic ▁of ▁China , ▁Sweden ▁( called ▁Tru pp mina ▁ 1 1 ), ▁and ▁Italy . ▁The ▁use ▁of ▁mines ▁remains ▁a ▁controvers ial ▁issue ▁to ▁this ▁day . ▁Ant ip erson nel ▁mines ▁like ▁the ▁S - mine ▁have ▁been ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁repeated ▁treat ies ▁and ▁human - right s ▁ob jections . ▁Their ▁use ▁is ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁extensive ▁international ▁debate . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁S TE IN ER : ▁SM i - 3 5 ▁- ▁Japanese ▁website ▁featuring ▁US ▁military ▁images ▁and ▁diag rams ▁of ▁the ▁SM i - 3 5 ▁We ap ons ▁of ▁the ▁Italian ▁Camp aign ▁- ▁Details ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁S - mine ▁and ▁other ▁weapons ▁during ▁the ▁Al lied ▁liber ation ▁of ▁Italy ▁