[lbo-talk] DU dangerous? fuck you!

[kjkhoo at softhome.net]

At 1:03 AM +1000 8/5/03, Thiago Oppermann wrote:
>As I understand it, that depends. U238 isn't radioactive enough to cause
>lethal radiation. The warheads, which are pretty dense, can be safely
>handled without protective suits. It is, however, pretty nasty toxic stuff
>if in a form that can be ingested, so you wouldn't want to drink water
>contaminated with DU residue, which is what people allege happens.

On which --

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina, March 25, 2003 (ENS) - For the first
time, a United Nations research team has confirmed that depleted
uranium from weapons used in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1994 and 1995
has contaminated local supplies of drinking water, and can still be
found in dust particles suspended in the air. Depleted uranium is
used in armour penetrating military ordinance because of its high
density, and also in the manufacture of defensive armor plate.

Check http://www.mapcruzin.com/news/war032503a.htm for full article
and links to UNEP report.