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Good points! Furthermore, I don't think the Army
or Air Force fire DU in practice (so, they are used only when
"needed").
Ed
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 5:05
PM
Subject: Re: Nev. Files Challenge on
Nuclear Waste
In a message dated 1/10/2003 4:15:07 PM Central Standard
Time, sandyfl@EARTHLINK.NET
writes:
She added that the Navy was switching to tungsten rounds but did
not
provide further details.
Sellers said she could not say if
depleted uranium shells were used
farther north off Canada's coast
during exercises in conjunction with
Canadian
forces.
The Navy can switch to tungsten because it has
"softer" targets (other ships, planes, and missiles) than do the Army, Air
Force, and Marines. Tungsten bounces off state-of-the-art tanks. Only DU can
penetrate their armor.
I presume that, although tungsten will penetrate
the Navy's targets, the Navy is sacrificing at least two of DU's advantages
over tungsten to avoid activists' attention: pyrophoricity and
cost.
The DU munitions ARE NOT SHELLS!!!! They are solid rods
(sabots).
Bob C
COL, USA (ret.)
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