This is something which the average Tom does not know but is a big discussion topic in blogs and forums. Just to give a background, DU - defined as uranium containing a smaller percentage of uranium-235 than the 0.7 percent found in natural uranium - has found several military uses. Because of its high density, it is used in tank armour, sandwiched between sheets of steel armour plate. It is also used in armour-piercing, incendiary ammunition. It has also been used, above all, to destroy bunkers and tanks. Source: Vijayvaani.com
The main culprit in the usage of DU is the USA which invaded Iraq on the basis of presence of WMD. Laughably, an expert in the above article says that DU can be categorized as a WMD. Just read what she says - "Since 1991, the US has released the radioactive atomicity (through DU weapons) equivalent of at least 400,000 Nagasaki bombs into the global atmosphere. That is 10 times the amount released during atmospheric testing which was the equivalent of 40,000 Hiroshima bombs. The US has permanently contaminated the global atmosphere with radioactive pollution having a half-life of 2.5 billion years.” She also described DU weapons as “dirty bombs, dirty missiles and dirty bullets.”
The DU weapons creates untold harm for the future of humanity. Strangely, they affect the perpetrator and the victims because it is radioactive and spreads in the atmosphere. DU creates monstrosities of a stunning degree as the deformities in new born babies are seen for generations. There is now scientific evidence to prove that a majority of babies born out of Gulf War Veterans are born with deformities. DU deformities have been observed in Iraq and Afghanistan. The latest is on the areas of Punjab bordering Afghanistan, babies urine samples have been observed to contain uranium presumably by inhaling the air containing radioactive uranium. A majority of these babies are born with deformities. As usual the government and mainstream media are silent. There are some excellent articles on DU weapons and its impact in the archives of Vijayvaani.com.
The main culprit in the usage of DU is the USA which invaded Iraq on the basis of presence of WMD. Laughably, an expert in the above article says that DU can be categorized as a WMD. Just read what she says - "Since 1991, the US has released the radioactive atomicity (through DU weapons) equivalent of at least 400,000 Nagasaki bombs into the global atmosphere. That is 10 times the amount released during atmospheric testing which was the equivalent of 40,000 Hiroshima bombs. The US has permanently contaminated the global atmosphere with radioactive pollution having a half-life of 2.5 billion years.” She also described DU weapons as “dirty bombs, dirty missiles and dirty bullets.”
The DU weapons creates untold harm for the future of humanity. Strangely, they affect the perpetrator and the victims because it is radioactive and spreads in the atmosphere. DU creates monstrosities of a stunning degree as the deformities in new born babies are seen for generations. There is now scientific evidence to prove that a majority of babies born out of Gulf War Veterans are born with deformities. DU deformities have been observed in Iraq and Afghanistan. The latest is on the areas of Punjab bordering Afghanistan, babies urine samples have been observed to contain uranium presumably by inhaling the air containing radioactive uranium. A majority of these babies are born with deformities. As usual the government and mainstream media are silent. There are some excellent articles on DU weapons and its impact in the archives of Vijayvaani.com.
