Radioactivity
Teratogenicity of depleted uranium aerosols
Teratogenicity of depleted uranium aerosols: A review from an epidemiological perspective.
By:
- Rita Hindin, Biostatistics and Epidemiology Concentration, University of Massachusetts School of Public Health and Health Sciences, Amherst, MA, USA.
- Doug Brugge, Department of Public Health and Family Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, 136 Harrison Ave., Boston, MA, USA.
- Bindu Panikkar, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tufts School of Engineering, 200 College Avenue, Anderson Hall, Medford, MA, USA.
Health consequences of exposure to depleted uranium weapons
Original title: Depleted science: health consequences and mechanisms of exposure to fallout from depleted uranium weapons. Contribution to international du conference hamburg oct 16-19th 2003.
Biochemical and biophysical aspects of exposure to uranium
The health risks from exposure to uranium: advanced biochemical and biophysical aspects. By Chris Busby, Dept. Human Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Liverpool.
Illegal Use Of Canadian Uranium In DU Weapons
DU Expert Leuren Moret To Address Vancouver 9/11 Conference On Depleted Uranium (DU) Public Health Risk And On Illegal Use Of Canadian Uranium In DU Weapons, In Non-compliance With Canadian Law.
Published on 12 June 2007
DU: Washington's Secret Nuclear War (Al Jazeera)
Published on 14 September 2004.
Abstract: Illegal weapons of mass destruction have not only been found in Iraq but have been used against Iraqis and have even killed US troops.
But Washington and its allies have tried to cover up this outrage because the chief culprit is the US itself, argue American and other experts trying to expose what they say is a war crime.
Guided Bomb Unit 28 Description
Abstract: The Guided Bomb Unit-28 (GBU-28) is a special weapon developed for penetrating hardened Iraqi command centers located deep underground. The GBU-28 is a 5,000-pound laser-guided conventional munition that uses a 4,400-pound penetrating warhead. The bombs are modified Army artillery tubes, weigh 4,637 pounds, and contain 630 pounds of high explosives. They are fitted with GBU-27 LGB kits, 14.5 inches in diameter and almost 19 feet long. The operator illuminates a target with a laser designator and then the munition guides to a spot of laser energy reflected from the target.
Israelis Rain Down Deadly DU On Lebanese Civilians
Published on 28 July 2006
Abstract: Esteemed depleted uranium expert Dr. Doug Rokke is pointing the finger at Israel for using deadly and illegal depleted uranium munitions against the Lebanese people which were sold to them by the U.S. government - and calls for an immediate halt to the practice.
Dr. Doug Rokke's military career spanned four decades before he was appointed as the head of the US Army's investigative team into the assessment and teaching of the dangers of depleted uranium.
Depleted Uranium Situation Worsens Requiring Immediate Action
By Dr. Doug Rokke, Ph.D., Major (retired) United States Army Reserve, Former Director U.S. Army Depleted Uranium Project.
Published on 26 July 2006.
The delivery of at least 100 GBU 28 bunker busters bombs containing depleted uranium warheads by the United States to Israel for use against targets in Lebanon will result in additional radioactive and chemical toxic contamination with consequent adverse health and environmental effects throughout the middle east. Israeli tank gunners are also using depleted uranium tank rounds as photographs verify.
US Regulations on Depleted Uranium (Source grassrootspeace.org)
By Dr. Doug Rokke, Ph.D., Major (retired) United States Army Reserve, Former Director U.S. Army Depleted Uranium Project. Published on 1 April 2004.
Abstract: Retired Major Doug Rokke, Ph.D. (USAR, retired), who was an Army health physicist during the Gulf war and was then responsible for trying to 'clean up' radiologically contaminated US equipment (RCE's) there, has been calling on the military to follow its own regulations. He and Damacio Lopez continue to make this call.
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