Gulf War Shells Could be Causing Children's Cancers - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/70029.stm
An increase in rates of cancer in children born in Iraq has led to fears that weapons used in the Gulf War may in some way be responsible. BBC News. |
Pentagon Poison: The Great Radioactive Ammo Cover-Up - http://www.gulfweb.org/doc_show.cfm?ID=493
Rounds made of depleted uranium have exposed hundreds, perhaps thousands, of G.I.s to radiation without warning -- here's evidence the army knew the danger. [The Nation Online] |
South Movement No Nukes - http://southmovement.alphalink.com.au/antiwar/
Depleted uranium in Iraq: dead children and sick soldiers. |
UNHCR: Human Rights and Toxics: Depleted Uranium and the Gulf War - http://www.webcom.com/hrin/parker/c97-5w.html
Official evidence from the International Educational Development/Humanitarian Law Project that the US did use Depleted Uranium in the gulf war and that "Scientific studies indicate if as much as one small particle (<5 microns in diameter) enters the lungs, the lungs and surrounding tissue will be exposed to 270 times the radiation permitted for workers in the radiation industry." |
Uranium Weapons 2001-2003 Hazards for Iraq - http://www.eoslifework.co.uk/u23.htm
Suspected uranium warheads in US hard target guided weapons verified by US Patents. Provides analysis of collected studies and public domain sources. |