Depleted Uranium: Metal of Dishonor

Recently, many scientists, health professionals and environmental activists are demanding to know whether NATO is using weapons that contain depleted uranium, a radioactive metal that is used to tip bullets that pierce armored tanks. Depleted uranium was extensively used in Iraq during the Gulf War, and studies have shown that it has caused birth defects, stillbirths, high rates of cancer and other symptoms associated with Gulf War Syndrome.


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