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Depleted Uranium is a War Crime!

Depleted Uranium is a War Crime!

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Yvette T.
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Dale S.
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Travis C.
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samantha
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Manuel A.
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Started by Anonymous 19 years, 5 months ago
Depleted Uranium (DU) is the bi-product of natural uranium, that has been used up. This product is radioactive. The government was originally throwing it away until they realize how strong it was. DU is 1.7 times denser than lead. Its ability to pierce through amours and tanks make it highly valued by the army in the Gulf War, and todayâ

Updates

April 11, 2007

The responses I am getting from officials remain cold and dismissive despite the heavy reality of what this material does to the land and the people left behind. I am exhausted by the silence from those in power but I am not walking away from this fight.

April 11, 2007

Reaching this level of visibility feels exhausting yet necessary given the silence surrounding the reality of these weapons. I am weary of fighting this uphill battle alone but seeing your names attached to this cause keeps me moving forward.

3 Comments

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Dave Roberts
19 years ago Featured

it is just wrong plain and simple. we know what it does to the soil and the people living there. ban this stuff already.

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Mike Nichols
19 years ago Featured

My brother served over there and he has been sick ever since. This stuff is poison and we are leaving it all over the place for kids to play near. Stop using it now.

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Sarah Jordan
19 years ago Featured

ABSOLUTELY AWFUL. How can we justify turning foreign countries into toxic dumping grounds for generations? We are literally poisoning people.