[ RadSafe ] uranium combustion product inhalation

[Steven Dapra]

Feb. 10

         No one is making "bullets" out of DU.  Bullets and DU projectiles 
are entirely different objects.  Tell me this, though, James.  If "we" 
could use DU weapons without contaminating friendlies or civilians with 
uranyl would you be willing to accept their use?  What if "we" didn't 
contaminate the friendlies and civilians with uranyl, but contaminated them 
with some other substance?  Is it uranyl contamination that you find 
objectionable, or do you object to all types of contamination that come 
from DU projectiles?

         The manner in which you ask about restitution constitutes begging 
the question.  First we need to establish whether or not anyone *should* 
make restitution.  That is a --- pardon the "M" word --- moral question and 
there will probably never be a generally accepted answer.

Steven Dapra
sjd at swcp.com


At 11:08 PM 2/9/07 -0800, James Salsman wrote:

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>When we make mistakes, we apologize and try to do better in the future.
>
>Making bullets out of depleted uranium is a monumental mistake in any
>situation where friendlies or civilians can become contaminated with
>uranyl. We need to apologize.
>
>How much of the restitution should come from those responsible for the
>poor decision making?