[ RadSafe ] pyrophoric uranium considered nonessential

[James Salsman]

Roy Herren wrote:

>... the potential ill consequence of the use of depleted
> uranium as munitions isn't a consequence of radiation....

No, the chemical toxicity is about one million times worse
-- Miller, et al., AFRRI, 2002:
   http://www.bovik.org/du/Miller-DNA-damage.pdf

Is part of the problem here that people (myself included)
often say "uranium trioxide" when we should be saying
"uranyl oxide"?

Sincerely,
James Salsman