Depleted Uranium Harmless, Study Says
From Times Wire Reports
Depleted uranium used by NATO in armor-piercing weapons in Kosovo had no detectable effect on health, a European Union panel of experts concluded.
The findings concurred with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s own studies, which said there was no link between depleted uranium, a substance used for its penetrating power, and cancer among peacekeeping troops.
U.S. aircraft used munitions containing depleted uranium, a slightly radioactive heavy metal, in Kosovo and Bosnia-Herzegovina.
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