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By Sending Depleted Uranium to Ukraine, Biden Ensures Suffering Past War’s End
As a radioactive material, depleted uranium enters a human body through inhalation or as fragments puncturing the body.
US Will Send Depleted Uranium Arms to Ukraine Despite Risk to Civilians
The weapons have been linked to spikes in birth defects, miscarriages and cancer.
Iraqi Kids Test Positive for Depleted Uranium Remnants Near Former US Air Base
Iraqi doctors observed high rates of congenital disabilities in babies born after the U.S.-led invasion.
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We Have Been at War in Iraq for 27 Years
We have been robbed of our present.
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Dahr Jamail | US Military Plans to Dump 20,000 Tons of Heavy Metals and Explosives Into the Oceans
Over the next 20 years, the US Navy plans to inject 20,000 tons of toxins harmful to marine and human life into our oceans.
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The Navy’s Use of Depleted Uranium in Our Coastal Waters Threatens Humans, Wildlife
The Navy told Truthout that the depleted uranium in its munitions was "extremely stable," contrary to the science.
The Link Between Uranium From the Congo and Hiroshima: A Story of Twin Tragedies
The uranium used to build the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima came from the Shinkolobwe mine in the province of Katanga.
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US Sends Planes Armed With Depleted Uranium to Middle East
The US Air Force says it is not halting its use of Depleted Uranium weapons, has recently sent them to the Middle East, and is prepared to use them.
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Dahr Jamail | Iraqi Doctors Call Depleted Uranium Use “Genocide“
Contamination from depleted uranium munitions is causing sharp rises in congenital birth defects, cancer cases and other illnesses throughout much of Iraq.
Veterans and Human Rights Attorneys Seek Information on Toxic Weapons Use in Iraq
Depleted uranium coordinates needed for clean-up of dangerous sites in Iraq.