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[Doug Aitken]

At 07:58 PM 2/8/2007, Robert J. Gunter wrote:
>"The fact that the DoE is trying so hard to come up with tungsten
>replacements, and issuing press releases about it, should be proof enough
>that there is a reason to do so."
>
>James, we can agree on this.  There is a "reason".  Sometimes things are
>done simply for PR (public relations).  This should not be a surprise to
>anyone living in the US of A.

Well: To this layman, there is a little more than public relations in 
this.......

And as for James Salsman's "Proof" (hoping that this neat red herring will 
strengthen the case against DU armaments) is a nice example of twisting 
logic.......

The reason for not using Tungsten, until now, has been that it mushrooms on 
contact with armour. DU, in spite of being slightly lighter, has the 
wonderful characteristic of "self-sharpening" as it penetrates the armour, 
due to its ability to shear locally.

The latest efforts are to mix Tungsten with other materials that will 
change the overall crystalline structure to promote localized shear and 
therefore sharpening, rather than mushrooming on contact with the target.

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