[ RadSafe ] Re: DU

[Dlind49 at aol.com]

In a message dated 4/8/05 11:50:16 AM Central Daylight Time, 
Floyd.Flanigan at nmcco.com writes:

Floyd W.Flanigan B.S.Nuc.H.P. 

The willfull disregard by United States Department of Defense officials that 
medical care be provided to all DU casualties and that thorough environmental 
remediation of all depleted uranium and other radioactive contamination as 
required by U.S. Army and Department of Defense orders and regulations is 
pertinent for and should be challenged by every health physicist;  every military 
officer, non-commossioned officer, and evnlisted warrior;  every politician; and 
every citizen of our nations and all nations.  Moreover evry individiual 
should help ensure mandated medical care is provided and environmental remediation 
is completed.  .   

DOD officials simply refuse to comply with their own legal requirements and 
are not held accoutable.

doug rokke


once more.....

Depleted Uranium Situation Requires Action
By President Bush and Prime Minister Blair 
Dr. Doug Rokke, Ph.D.
July 12, 2004


While U.S. and British military personnel continue using uranium munitions-
America's and England's own "dirty bombs" U.S. Army, U.S. Department 
of Energy, and U.S. Department of Defense officials continue their 
unrelenting personal attacks against me, a lawyer who serves as a United Nations Special 
Rapporteur, physicians who are conducting research and providing medical 
care, nurses, political leaders, and others who have spoke out regarding the 
documented adverse health and environmental effects of depleted uranium munitions. 
They want to disrupt our efforts to ensure compliance with mandated medical 
care and environmental remediation requirements because they want to be always 
able to use effective depleted uranium munitions during combat.  These same 
officials still continue to deny that there are any adverse effects to avoid 
liability for the willful and illegal dispersal of a radioactive toxic material - 
depleted uranium. They arrogantly refuse to comply with their own regulations 
and directives. They willfully ignore existing U.S. Department of Defense 
(DOD) directives that require prompt and effective medical care Be provided to 
"all" exposed individuals [Medical Management of Unusual  Depleted Uranium 
Casualties, DOD, Pentagon, 10/14/93 and Medical Management of  Army personnel 
Exposed to Depleted Uranium (DU) Headquarters, U.S. Army Medical  Command 29 April 
2004)].  They also refuse to clean up dispersed radioactive Contamination as 
required by Army Regulation- AR 700-48: "Management of Equipment Contaminated 
With Depleted Uranium or Radioactive Commodities" (Headquarters, Department Of 
The Army, Washington, D.C., September 2002) and U.S. Army  Technical \  
Bulletin- TB 9-1300-278:  "Guidelines For Safe Response To Handling, Storage, And 
Transportation Accidents Involving Army Tank Munitions Or Armor Which Contain 
Depleted Uranium" (Headquarters, Department Of The Army, Washington,  D.C., JULY 
1996).

Army Regulation-AR 700-48 requires that:
(1) "Military personnel "identify, segregate, isolate, secure, and  label all 
RCE" (radiologically contaminated equipment).
(2) "Procedures to minimize the spread of radioactivity will be implemented 
as soon as possible."
(3) "Radioactive material and waste will not be locally disposed of  through 
burial, submersion, incineration, destruction in place, or abandonment" and
(4) "All equipment, to include captured or combat RCE, will be surveyed, 
packaged, retrograded, decontaminated and released IAW Technical Bulletin 
9-1300-278, DA PAM 700-48" (Note: Maximum exposure limits are specified  in Appendix 
F).

The past and current use of uranium weapons, the release of radioactive 
components in destroyed U.S. and foreign military equipment, and releases of 
industrial, medical, research facility radioactive materials have resulted in 
unacceptable exposures. Therefore, decontamination must be completed as required by 
U.S. Army Regulation  700-48 and should include releases of all radioactive 
materials resulting from military operations.  The extent of adverse health and 
environmental effects of uranium weapons 
contamination is not limited to combat zones but includes facilities and 
sites where uranium weapons were manufactured or tested including Vieques, Puerto 
Rico, Colonie, New York, and Jefferson Proving Grounds, Indiana. Therefore 
medical care must be provided by the United States Department of Defense 
officials to all individuals affected by the manufacturing, testing, or use of uranium 
munitions. Thorough environmental remediation also must be completed without 
further delay.

In conclusion: the President of the United States- George W. Bush and 
The Prime Minister of Great Britain-Tony Blair must acknowledge and accept
responsibility for willful use of illegal uranium munitions- their own 
"dirty bombs"- resulting in adverse health and environmental effects.
President Bush and Prime Minister Blair also should order:
1. medical care for all casualties,
2. thorough environmental remediation,
3. immediate cessation of retaliation against all of us who demand compliance 
with medical care and environmental remediation requirements,
4. and ban the future use of depleted uranium munitions.

References:

http://www.traprockpeace.org/twomemos.html

http://www.traprockpeace.org/rokke_du_3_ques.html

http://www.traprockpeace.org/du_dtic_wakayama_Aug2002.html