Some outstanding information here, gentlemen! General, that's some great stuff on mine-sniffing dogs. I've enjoyed learning about the rats, too.
Poland is going to need a massive mine-clearing effort. It would be interesting to get hold of a document from an alternate 2020 detailing some of the methods used by the Poles.
Improvised mines will be widespread in CONUS in 2001. The manufacture and employment of basement-made mines would be an... interesting line of work. Come to think of it, there's another commodity that Colorado might be able to offer loyal cantonments: mines manufactured to a reasonable standard, such that they could be recovered and redeployed as required.
Moving tangentially, minefields, machine guns, and mortars/grenade launchers would have a big impact on marauders. As communities become increasingly well-fortified, marauders will have to become more sophisticated. They will have to be able to handle mines in a way that does not expose them unduly to fire. By 2001, "Armies of the Night" may apply to a lot more bad guys than the gangs on Manhattan. I could see mines, mortars, and machine guns compelling marauders to band together into the hordes I mentioned a couple of years ago out of necessity.
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