Humor for some, not for the overly sensitive

[Brian Rees <brees@lanl.gov>]

NB98.49-19] 'Gulf War Syndrome: An Iraqi 
Ministry of Health official claims a link has been 
established between depleted uranium ammunition used in 
the Gulf War and ailments including congenital defects, 
muscle disorders, fatigue and cancer cases. At a 
conference in Baghdad, Iraqi officials alleged cancer cases 
had soared in parts of southern Iraq and radiation levels 
were unusually high. (Reuters, 2 December)

Since nobody's ever successfully accused me of being Politically correct:
(modified from a colleague)

Part II Question:

What is the EDE of a 500 gram U238 slug as it passes through the torso of 
an Iraqi solder at 914.4 meters/sec (3000 fps)?

What will the TEDE be if it strikes the soldier's backbone on its path?

At what concentration of spent ammunition (kg/km2) does the natural
background radiation level double?  

Calculate the ratio of excess risk, comparing living around spent ammunition 
vs. being struck by moving projectiles.

(Obviously) my own opinion.

Brian Rees
brees@lanl.gov



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