Re: Kosov DU - New Scientist Report

[antatnsu@pacbell.net]

290 tonnes of DU is a LOT of DU.  One can imagine many people inhaling milligram
quantities of fine DU dust when they are climbing in and around tanks distroyed
by DU shells.  Does anyone know of any credible studies to determine whether the
chemical toxicity of DU affected any American troops in the Gulf War?  This
clearly would not be a radioactive problem, but people know that  uranium is
radioactive and might be thinking too much about the radioactivity and not
enough about the chemical toxicity.  Any real information out there about that?
Al Tschaeche antatnsu@pacbell.net

Frederic Dawson wrote:

>  From New Scientist, 5 June 1999
>
>
> DU was used for the first time in battle during the 1991 Gulf conflict with
> Iraq. The US Department of Defense says that US planes and tanks fired 860
> 000 rounds of ammunition containing 290 tonnes of DU. British tanks fired
> 100 rounds containing less than 1 tonne of DU, according to the Ministry of
> Defence.
>


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