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depleted uranium is radioactive.
Authored by: discordantus on Sep 15, '03 03:42:21AM

I'm not about to get involved in the more political arguments, but I feel it is necessary to correct a factual inaccuracy.
The "depleted" in "depleted uranium" refers not to the depletion of the radioactivity, but the depletion of all usable fissionable material. All it means is that there is nothing fuel-worthy left. It is still quite radioactive, and the radioactivity alone is enough to cause sever health problems, leaving alone heavy metal poisoning.
There's a reason why the Pentagon's scientists strongly recommend that any soldiers that goes near a site that has been targeted with depleted uranium weapons should wear hazardous materials gear. It is also suspected that many of the cases of "Gulf War Syndrome" are related to the fact that soldiers were never warned of the reports, and were ordered to search destroyed tanks and other sites that were contaminated by depleted uranium enhanced bullets and explosives.



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