For children, depleted uranium shells are the dirty bombs

摘要

Soil in the Gulf and the Balkans that's contaminated with debris from spent depleted uranium weapons presents far too high a risk to local children, an Italian study confirms. Playing in the soil dramatically raises the children's chances of getting cancer and kidney damage. This is just one conclusion from a clutch of new studies into the safety or otherwise of DU, which the military uses in shells designed to pierce the armour plating of tanks.