The depleted uranium furor continues not to attract the attention in the U.S. with which it is being covered in Europe. A new report, scoffed at by the British Ministry of Defence, reveals that a secret, but leaked, paper from the British Army’s medical team warned the Army four years ago that soldiers exposed to dust from depleted uranium weapons risked lung, lymphatic and brain cancer. Of course, all the concern about NATO peacekeeping forces’ exposure to radiation pales in comparison to the likely Balkan victims. Independent And now Britain’s Royal Navy announces that it is “phasing out depleted uranium ammunition on its warships
after the U.S. manufacturers stopped producing the shells that have sparked safety
concerns.” Reuters via ENN