Re: Humor for some, not for the overly sensitive

[michaellight@pdcnet.com (Michael Light)]

Khalid Aleissa wrote:

> Depleted uranium is used in an anti-tank ammunition because it has a better
> penetrability than tungsten and it is free or you may get paid for taking it a
> way from the huge piles of nuclear fuel industry. Once a depleted uranium
> ammunition  hits  an armored tank, most of its kinetic energy will dissipated
> into different forms. Heat is a a major form. This heat is enough to oxidizes
> and evaporates DU. Breathing or ingesting U cause different health problems,
> cancer and kidney failure are the major effects. Contaminating the environment
> for long time is a long term impact of using these type of ammunitions.
>
> I believe that many agree with me that war is not an acceptable solution,
> however, if it is become a must then ethics of war shall be followed (may sound
> strange to some people!). For example, preserve the environment.
>
> Brian Rees wrote:
>
> > 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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> --
> Khalid Aleissa,
>
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