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Did the use of Uranium weapons in Gulf War 2 result in contamination of Europe?

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 21:52:26 -0000

Evidence from the measurements of the Atomic Weapons Establishment, Aldermaston, Berkshire, UK.

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The St. Petersburg Times - News - Ecologists: 10,000 Tons Of Waste Headed for City

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 07:32:04 -0000

Up to 10,000 tons of depleted uranium hexafluoride are expected to travel through St. Petersburg in the next six months, according to the local branch of the international environmental pressure group Bellona. The next cargo is expected to arrive in town in early October.

Arriving by sea, the radioactive material will then be sent by rail to the town of Novouralsk in Siberia for reprocessing and storage. Most of the cargo arrives in Russia from the Netherlands and Germany but Russia has signed contracts with India, Pakistan and China — states that are rapidly bolstering their nuclear programs — and looks set to receive even more spent nuclear fuel and uranium hexafluoride for reprocessing.

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Documentary showing highlights effects of war (DU)

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 05:59:57 -0000

The film depicts the effects of Gulf War Syndrome and depleted uranium's role in long-term health problems for soldiers, their newborns and Iraqi civilians.

Friendly Fire, a documentary by Dr. Gary Null, has received critical acclaim for not only bringing to light the long-term physical effects the Persian Gulf War and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, but also the military and government's attempt to cover it up.

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Voices - The Depleted Uranium Threat

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 07:10:26 -0000

The DoD, the nation's biggest polluter, is now cleaning up 29,500 currently or formerly contaminated sites in every state and territory. California alone has 3,912 contaminated sites on 441 current and former DoD installations. Many of DoD's facilities have already contaminated groundwater sources of drinking water.... The cost to clean up toxic munitions contamination and unexploded ordnance at active and former military installations around the country may reach $200 billion." - The National Resources Defense Council, April 21, 2004.

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6,700 Tons of Contaminated Sand Shipped From Kuwait to Boise

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:53:27 -0000

Recently the emirate of Kuwait required the United States Department of Defense to remove the contamination. Consequently, over 6,700 tons of contaminated soil sand and other residue was collected and has been shipped back to the United States for burial by American Ecology at Boise Idaho.

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Navy's Nose Grows Lonnnng On Depleted Uranium!

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 08:42:36 -0000

While abolishing the use of radioactive Uranium munitions might indeed be the heart-felt intent of this particular Rear Admiral, the facts are somewhat different. For example, the Department of the Navy's budget appropriations from 2005 to 2008 included a whole lot of 25 mm Depleted Uranium ammo within its more than $773 Million budgeted expenses for procurement of the Marine Corps' Light Armor Vehicles upgraded Lethality Program.

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Hawaii County passed Resolution against Army's DU use on Pohakuloa : Indybay

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:50:09 -0000

The Hawaii County Council--after prolonged debate with testimonies from dozens of Peace activists & expert medical Dr. Lorrin Pang--passed a Resolution yesterday urging the immediate cessation of bombing and live fire exercises by the U. S. military on the island's Pohakuloa Training Area. It was a small but significant symbolic victory by Peace citizens over the aggressive expansion plans by the Iron Fist of the American Empire.

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Birth defects spike with U.S. use of 'special weaponry'

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:56:45 -0000

Babies born in Fallujah are showing deformities and falling ill on a scale never seen before, doctors and residents say.

The spike in deformities and deaths among children resulted after “special weaponry” was used in the two massive bombing campaigns in Fallujah in 2004.

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UN Observer: DU crisis needs immediate action by world leaders

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 22:36:52 -0000

During the summer of 1991, the United States military had collected artillery, tanks, Bradley fighting vehicles, conventional and unconventional munitions, trucks, etc. at Camp Doha in Kuwait. As result of carelessness this weapons depot caught fire with consequent catastrophic explosion resulting in death, injury, illness and extensive environmental contamination from depleted uranium and conventional explosives. Recently the emirate of Kuwait required the United States Department of Defense to remove the contamination.

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IRAQ: 'Special Weapons' Have a Fallout on Babies

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 05:16:58 -0000

The new cases, and the number of deaths among children, have risen after "special weaponry" was used in the two massive bombing campaigns in Fallujah in 2004.

After denying it at first, the Pentagon admitted in November 2005 that white phosphorous, a restricted incendiary weapon, was used a year earlier in Fallujah.

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Exposure to depleted uranium weapons causes disability - NEW EUROPE - The European News Source

Tue, 27 May 2008 19:03:15 -0000

The European Parliament said there should be a moratorium on the use of uranium weapons, including by the European Union and NATO, because “their use in warfare contradicts the rules and principles of international, humanitarian and environmental law.”

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European Parliament - Parliament calls for a global ban on depleted uranium weapons

Sat, 24 May 2008 20:57:10 -0000

In a resolution adopted on depleted uranium (DU) weapons, the House calls for a moratorium on their use, increased pressure for an international treaty to ban them, and more research on these weapons. The resolution "strongly reiterates its call on all EU Member States and NATO countries to impose a moratorium on the use of depleted uranium weapons and to redouble efforts towards a global ban." The resolution was adopted with 491 votes in favour, 18 against and 12 abstentions.

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Army says no risk to Big Isle from uranium | starbulletin.com | News | /2008/05/21/

Fri, 23 May 2008 19:18:31 -0000

HILO » Forty-year-old depleted uranium devices at the Army's Pohakuloa Training Area on the Big Island are a hazard on base, but not a hazard to the public, Army Col. Howard Killian told the Hawaii County Council yesterday.

Measurements show no radiation from depleted uranium is extending outside the nearly 109,000-acre base, and radiation inside is so low that devices made with uranium are hard to find, Killian said.

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Depleted Uranium Shells Used by U.S. Military Worse Than Nuclear Weapons

Fri, 23 May 2008 19:04:40 -0000

(NaturalNews) The use of depleted uranium (DU) munitions by the U.S. military may lead to a death toll far higher than that from the nuclear bombs dropped at the end of World War II.

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Afghan ministry denies evidence of depleted uranium | Reuters

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 21:08:36 -0000

KABUL, April 20 (Reuters) - The Afghan Public Health Ministry denied on Sunday a media report that there was evidence of nuclear contamination in the Tora Bora mountains of eastern Afghanistan.

The radio report said the ministry was investigating claims the Tora Bora mountains had been contaminated with radioactive material, the ministry said in a statement.

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