Depleted Uranium Links |
No requirement for DU weapons shipped
to have radiation symbol or DOT markings
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U.S. Department of Transportation: This special permit authorizes
the transportation in commerce of munitions which contain components
manufactured of depleted uranium metal, classified as Class 1 with a
subsidiary hazard of Class 7, subject to the limitations and special
requirements specified herein. |
Depleted Uranium (DU) Munitions - COL J. Edgar Wakayama - OSD/DOT&E/CS
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Internal DOD - Pentagon briefing is frightening as it confirms all
they deny! |
Depleted Uranium for Dummies
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The Most Toxic Battle In Western Military History by Irving Wesley
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DU: One Of The Greatest Environmental
Horrors In The History Of The World
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Most Americans have no idea that depleted uranium
munitions used by the U.S. military are causing one of the greatest
environmental nightmares in the history of the world. (Feb. 2010) |
Iraq to sue US, Britain over depleted
uranium bombs
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Iraq's Ministry for Human Rights will file a lawsuit against Britain
and the US over their use of depleted uranium bombs in Iraq, an
Iraqi minister says. According to the reports, during the first year
of the US and British invasion of Iraq, both countries had
repeatedly used bombs containing depleted uranium. (Feb. 2010) |
U.S. Importing 6,700 Tons of
Radioactive Sand From Kuwait
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Half of the containers will be loaded onto 76 rail cars and
transported to an American Ecology disposal site in Idaho. The other
half will remain at the port until the trains return to haul them to
Idaho. The containers all will be at the disposal site in Idaho
within 15 to 30 days, Hyslop said. (Aril 2008) |
Former Director of the U.S. Army's
Depleted Uranium Project reveals toxic effects of America's Military
Operations
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VA DU Fact Sheet
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Fact Sheet from the VA on Depleted uranuim |
Analysis of VA Health Care Utilization
Among US Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) Veterans
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Jan. 2008 |
Depleted Uranium Follow-Up Program
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Publications and Forms |
DU VA Search
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Many Articles on Depleted Uranium |
Doubts remain about depleted uranium
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The Army says its Stryker armored vehicles have never fired depleted
uranium rounds in Hawaii, and there is no intent for them to ever do
so. "I guess the community is a little bit worried about (the
Army's) credibility, so they would like to set up for monitoring,"
said Pang, the state Health Department's district officer for Maui
County. |
National Depleted Uranium Conference
2007 MORE |
Saturday, May 19, 2007 a major conference on depleted uranium is
scheduled for East Tennessee State University in Johnson City,
Tennessee. |
DU: Soldier Health Scare Back in News
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While the military continues to deny the connection of depleted
uranium to sicknesses plaguing returning servicemen and women, a
newly mandated study stemming from legislation signed by President
Bush in October is just getting under way. |
Depleted
Uranium in explosives tests west of Tracy scheduled for this year
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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories has applied for a permit to
blow up as much as 450 pounds of depleted uranium in explosives
tests west of Tracy this year. |
Australian
Soldiers test positive to DU
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TWO Australian soldiers
who served in the first Iraq war have tested positive to depleted
uranium (DU) contamination despite assurances from the federal
Government they had not been exposed, an anti-nuclear group said.
(March 27, 2007) |
Do a Google search on "depleted uranium babies" and see how many
pages it yields!
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WARNING: Photos are extremely
graphic. |
MEETING:
Gulf War and Health: Updated Literature Review of Depleted Uranium
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Updated Literature Review of Depleted
Uranium will hold a public meeting from 1:00 to 2:30 PM on Thursday,
March 22. This meeting will be held in Room 101 at the Keck Center
of the National Academies, 500 Fifth St., NW (between E and F St.),
Washington, D.C. Click on the above
hyperlink for more information. |
Depleted
Uranium: Pernicious Killer Keeps on Killing
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By Craig Etchison,
Ph.D.
February 19, 2007 |
CNN
News Video on Depleted Uranium and Iraqi troops
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Do US troops know about the dangers of
depleted uranium? CNN's Greg Hunter reports (Feb. 5, 2007) |
Is Depleted Uranium the suspect behind Military Suicides?
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The use of depleted uranium (D.U.)—more
properly nuclear waste—and other substances in Iraq and Afghanistan
cannot be ruled out as a cause of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
reported by U.S., Coalition, and NATO veterans. |
Depleted Uranium behind the surge in Cancer rates in Iraq
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Up till now, the battlefield remains a
radioactive toxic wasteland -- and depleted uranium munitions remain
a mystery despite many studies and many attempts by scientists to
fully discover its secrets. |
DU
Informational Website Website
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Take time to check out this website! |
Depleted Uranium Radioactive Contamination In Iraq: An Overview
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by Prof Souad N. Al-Azzawi.
Aug. 31, 2006 |
Depleted Uranium is WMD by Leuren Moret
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Depleted uranium is very, very, very
nasty stuff! A MUST READ ARTICLE! |
Britain, U.S.
Using Radioactive ‘Dirty Bombs’
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Dr. Doug Rokke-World’s foremost expert
on the U.S. military’s use of depleted uranium speaks out |
Leuren
Moret & Dr. Mishra Threatened over DU/Diabetes Worldwide
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Confident U.S. generals commit war crimes - Uranium as a force
multiplier
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The Pentagon reported 320 tons of
deadly, radiation-dispersing weaponized ceramic uranium oxide gas
weapons were deployed on the nearly defenseless Iraqis in 1991.
Cancers and other diseases soared. Ever since the American atomic
bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, in August 1945, radiation
dispersing uranium weapons have been war crimes and illegal. Read
More... |
Depleted Uranium
Situation Worsens Requiring Immediate Action By President Bush,
Prime Minister Blair, and Prime Minister Olmert by Dr. Doug Rokke,
PhD. MORE |
The delivery of at least 100 GBU 28
bunker busters bombs containing depleted uranium warheads by the
United States to Israel for use against targets in Lebanon will
result in additional radioactive and chemical toxic contamination
with consequent adverse health and environmental effects throughout
the middle east. July 24, 2006
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Nonviolent DU
Campaign MORE |
This message is an invitation to
actively participate in a nonviolent campaign to stop the production
of depleted uranium (DU) weaponry. This effort allows you to take back control of
decisions that impact your life. The campaign focuses on DU production
sites, such as the ones in Rocket Center, West Virginia and in
Jonesborough, Tennessee. |
John
DiNardo's New Website --
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The Toxic Poisoning of the World (May
2006) |
Depleted Uranium -
The Greatest Crime of Historic Time by Victor Connor
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Since October of 2001, the United
States military has used approximately 3,000 tons of depleted
uranium munitions against people in Afghanistan and Iraq. This will
soon cause the serious health problems to include respiratory
disease, kidney problems, rashes, birth defects, and the number of
cancers of those people to jump to over 500,000 people each year. |
Depleted Uranium - Far Worse Than 9/11
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If terrorists succeeded in spreading
something throughout the U.S. that ended up causing hundreds of
thousands of cancer cases and birth defects over a period of many
years, they would be guilty of a crime against humanity that far
surpasses the Sept. 11th attacks in scope and severity. Although not
deliberate, with our military campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan, we
have done just that. READ MORE... |
Radioactive Tank No. 9 comes limping home
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Across the plains of Kansas, destroyed,
radioactive Abrams tanks, perched on railroad flatcars, rolled
towards an uncertain future. Only one thing was certain. They would
be radioactive forever. This would be their everlasting death mask.
The Pentagon deceptively calls it "depleted uranium." |
The U.S.
Military is in DU Denial
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"They ask us to go fight their wars, do
the dirty work and then they can’t take care of you.” |
U.S. turns the globe into toxic wasteland
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When media reports first uncovered the
use of banned weapons in Iraq by the U.S. occupying forces, the
American Army and the Pentagon were quick to reject those reports as
unfounded. Later on, the Pentagon admitted using chemical weapons in
Iraq. |
Lung
Cancer Epidemic from DU Has Begun in U.S.
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In the year 2005 there were 175,000 new
cases of lung cancer in the United States. The months of January and
February of 2006 have already yielded 172,000 new cases of lung
cancer in our nation. What has lead to this shocking new
development? |
Uranium’s Effect On DNA Established
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The use of depleted uranium in
munitions and weaponry is likely to come under intense scrutiny now
that new research that found that uranium can bind to human DNA. The
finding will likely have far-reaching implications for returned
soldiers, civilians living in what were once war-zones and people
who might live near uranium mines or processing facilities. |
Depleted Uranium is "blowing in the wind" by Arun Shrivastava
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March 2, 2006 Article - "US Government
kills its own soldiers….and us….and lies…and signs deals." “Depleted
uranium dust will continue to be an extreme hazard to soldiers,
civilians, populations in countries downwind6,8, and the environment
as a radiological contaminant to all living systems for ten
half-lives or 45 BILLION years.” |
Current Issues on
Depleted Uranium Weapons Tests and Incidents
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WISE-World Information Service on
Energy Uranium Project. |
Nothing depleted about 'depleted uranium'
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Disturbing photos of children (Warning:
This is very upsetting)! (Jan. 2006) |
The Uranium Medical
Research Centre (UMRC)
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UMRC's mission is to contribute to the
vision by providing independent, objective, and expert scientific
and medical research on the effects of uranium and transuranic
elements. |
Tests point to health damage of DU in Iraq
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No one knows how many U.S. soldiers
have been contaminated. Despite regulations authorizing DU tests for
anyone who suspects exposure, the military avoids doing them—or
delays until they are meaningless, Lindorff writes. (Sept. 6,
2005) |
Killing our own with depleted uranium
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The United Nations classifies
depleted-uranium ammunition as an illegal weapons of mass
destruction because of their long-term impacts on the land over
which they explode and the long-term health problems they cause when
people are exposed to them. Sept. 2005 |
IDUST.net
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International Depleted Uranium Study
Team - MISSION STATEMENT--To disseminate information and coordinate
advocacy efforts worldwide; To bring about a total ban on weapons
that contain depleted uranium. |
Depleted Uranium Munitions
Study Act MORE |
HR 2410 - Bill Introduced into
the House
( May 17, 2005) |
Depleted uranium tests for US troops returning from Iraq
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09/28/05 "The Independent"- US troops
returning from Iraq are for the first time to be offered
state-of-the-art radiation testing to check for contamination from
depleted uranium - a controversial substance linked by some to
cancer and birth defects. |
Remains of Toxic Bullets
Litter Iraq
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By Scott Peterson The Christian Science
Monitor. The Monitor visited four sites in the city - including two
randomly chosen destroyed Iraqi armored vehicles, a clutch of burned
American ammunition trucks, and the downtown planning ministry - and
found significant levels of radioactive contamination from the US
battle for Baghdad. |
Radiation
Expert Claims High-Radiation Readings Near Pentagon After 9/11 Indicates
Depleted Uranium Used
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By Greg Szymanski / 8-19-5 / |
Remains
of Toxic Bullets Litter Iraq
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By Scott Peterson The Christian Science
Monitor-Older article (Thursday 15 May 2003) but worth the read. |
DEPLETED URANIUM, ANTHRAX VACCINE AND THE GULF WAR SYNDROME PART 1
of 4
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Newly Posted Article By Dr. James
Howenstine, MD. August 14, 2005 NewsWithViews.com. A MUST READ!!
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Depleted Uranium Training Film
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Why Has Our Military Refused to Show
This Training Video To Our Troops Now Serving In Iraq? |
Silver Bullet: Depleted Uranium
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Very informative website concerning DU. |
Very important document about DU - The Los Alamos Memorandum
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"There has been and continues to be a
concern regarding the impact of DU on the environment." |
Uranium Enrichment Project Newsletter
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The Uranium Enrichment Project plans to
publish a monthly online newsletter summarizing events within the US
uranium enrichment establishment. Thanks to ShOShanna at the X-Zone for sending this our
way! |
DU Death Toll Tops 11,000
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The death toll from the highly toxic
weapons component known as depleted uranium (DU) has reached 11,000
soldiers and the growing scandal may be the reason behind Anthony
Principi’s departure as secretary of the Veterans Affairs
Department. (March 2005) |
LISTEN TO Archived 4-HOUR DEPLETED URANIUM SPECIAL
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Hear Maj. Doug Rokke, PhD, Ret.,
article below, tell his
story, along with 5 other DU Experts -Leuren Moret, Bob Nichols,
Dennis Kyne, Sue Riordan, Karen Parker & more. |
Depleted Uranium Situation Requires Action
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Please read and sign this petition. |
Heads roll at
Veterans Administration
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by Bob Nichols-Mushrooming depleted
uranium (DU) scandal blamed.
2005 |
Depleted Uranium Munitions Disabling Hundreds of Thousands of Vets
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“This malady (from uranium munitions),
that thousands of our military have suffered and died from, has
finally been identified as the cause of this sickness, eliminating
the guessing. (March 2005) |
Details on Depleted Uranium
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“DU dust does more than wreak havoc on
the immune systems of those who breathe it or touch it; the
substance also alters one’s genetic code.” (March 2005) |
Latest DU article by Dennis Kyne
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Entitled: What happened to the test
tube paradigm? |
DU and Gulf War Syndrome
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"This malady [from uranium munitions],
that thousands of our military have suffered and died from, has
finally been identified as the cause of this sickness, eliminating
the guessing." |
The War Against Ourselves
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An Interview with Major Doug Rokke,
Army Reserve Major and Health Physicist in charge of DU cleanup
after the Gulf War. |
United States to use DU
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A US defence official has said moves to
ban depleted uranium ammunition are just an attempt by America's
enemies to blunt its military might. |
Handling Procedures for Equipment Contaminated with Depleted Uranium
of Radioactive Commodities
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From The Dept. of the Army (WARNING:
This is a .pdf file) |
DU Syndrome Stricken Vets Denied Care
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American Free Press article-August 2004 |
Depleted Uranium: Dirty Bombs, Dirty Missiles, Dirty Bullets
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A Death Sentence Here And Abroad by
Leuren Moret August 22, 2004 |
'DEPLETED' URANIUM BURNING: AN E T E R N A L MEDICAL DISASTER
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Issues on the Use and Effects of
RADIATION Weapons |
Depleted Uranium
- Silent Genocide
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Compiled by Wandsworth Stop-the-War
Coalition - first published January 2003 |
Depleted
Uranium: Dead Children, Sick Soldiers
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The use of Depleted Uranium (DU) armor piercing shells by U.S. forces in the 1991 Gulf War
was uncovered by the German professor, Dr. Siegwart-Horst Gunther. |
Impact of Depleted Uranium on Man and Environment in Iraq
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An international scientific symposium
on the use of Depleted Uranium and its impact on man and environment
in Iraq was held in Baghdad between December 2-3, 1998. (Excellent
Information!) |
Further Evidence on Relation between Depleted Uranium, Incidence of
Malignancies among Children
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Information on the incidence of
malignancies among children below 15 years of age in Basrah,
southern Iraq was updated to include 1999 in addition to the already
reported for the period 1990-1998. |
The Perpetual Death from America
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By Mohammed Daud Miraki, MA,
PhD... Director Afghan DU & Recovery Fund (Warning:This is a .pdf file) |
The
War Against Ourselves
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An Interview with Major Doug Rokke |
Appeal for the Release of the three Japanese
Taken Hostage in Iraq Issued by the Anti-DU (Depleted Uranium) Groups in
Japan MORE
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Issued by the Anti-DU (Depleted Uranium) Groups in
Japan
April 8, 2004 |
Perpetuation of War Damage by Radiation
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This article is written for an
educational text of depleted uranium munitions for Japanese general
citizen and is translated to English for the World Uranium Weapons
Conference 2003.) ( August 2003) (Warning: this is a .pdf file) |
Dr. Doug Rokke, Ph.D. Speaks out
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Depleted Uranium Casualties: Care
Denied -- THE DENIAL OF MEDICAL CARE MUST STOP! |
Army to test N.Y. Guard unit
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Army officials at Fort Dix and Walter
Reed Army Medical Center are rushing to test all returning members
of the 442nd Military Police Company of the New York Army National
Guard for depleted uranium contamination. |
U.S. Soldiers Contaminated With Depleted Uranium Speak Out
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three of the contaminated soldiers
speak out. |
US
Soldiers returning from Samawah/Iraq contaminated with uranium
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Four of nine soldiers from a New York
Army National Guard unit serving in Iraq have tested positive for
depleted uranium. |
Poisoned?
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Shocking report reveals local troops may be victims of America's high-tech
weapons. Soldiers demand to know health risks! |
Silent Genocide
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A great DU Article! DU
dust is everywhere. A minimum of 500 or 600 tons now litter
Afghanistan, and several times that amount are spread across Iraq. |
RESPOND TO DEPLETED URANIUM
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Soldiers Manual Of Common Tasks |
A
Radioactive Nightmare In Concord, Massachusetts
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Who says DU
is not dangerous? |
EFFECTS OF DEPLETED
URANIUM MORE |
By Admiral Vishnu Bhagwat
Former Chief of the Naval Staff, India (FEBRUARY 29, 2004). |
US
Army Depleted Uranium Hazard Training Video
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Why Has Our Military Refused to Show
This Training Video To Our Troops Now Serving In Iraq? |
First award
for depleted uranium poisoning claim
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A SCOTS ex-soldier has become the first
veteran to win a pension appeal after being diagnosed with depleted
uranium (DU) poisoning during the 1991 Gulf war. |
WHO suppressed
scientific study into depleted uranium cancer fears in Iraq
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An expert report warning that the
long-term health of Iraq’s civilian population would be endangered
by British and US depleted uranium (DU)
weapons has been kept secret. |
UK MoD: "DU Info Card" MORE
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Depleted Uranium has the potential to
cause ill health....see the DU
card! |
DU warning to
those in IRAQ MORE
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UMRC Information Bulletin - Issued via email
February 9, 2004 |
Contact
Media: Ask for Coverage of 'Depleted Uranium' Story
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(For full details on Depleted
Uranium...follow the links on this page.) |
Evidence of DU danger
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World Uranium Weapons
Conference...Depleted Uranium and other Uranium Weapons. |
Letter from Doug
Rokke MORE |
Regarding "Army Times" Article "Sick
Guard members blame depleted uranium." I Implore you to act! |
DEPLETED SCIENCE: HEALTH CONSEQUENCES
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DEPLETED URANIUM WEAPONS (Warning: This
is a .pdf file) |