Soviet interest in using missiles to deliver naval mines provides an alternative to aircraft minelaying. The American CAPTOR system approaches the problem through the weapon itself, using a torpedo as a mine. These are presented as separate developments: one changes how a mine reaches the area, while the other combines the functions of mine and torpedo.
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Missile-delivered mines and torpedoes used as mines
Cold War mine development included missile delivery and the American CAPTOR concept of using a torpedo as a mine.