[CPEO-MEF] MUNTIONS: The impact of "depleted" uranium weapons on Iraq

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

In a State of Uncertainty

Wim Zwijnenburg
IKV Pax Christi (Netherlands)
January, 2013


"The use of depleted uranium (DU) in conventional munitions has  
generated controversy for more than 30 years. Research
increasingly supports the idea that there may be a link between its  
use and reports of increasing health problems in
those countries where it has been deployed. Of these, Iraq is by far  
the most affected country, with large quantities of DU
munitions used in 1991 and 2003. However, uncertainties over its  
impact and implications remain. This report is one
of the first to attempt to provide a comprehensive overview of the  
use of DU in Iraq by US and UK armed forces, and the
subsequent actions, or lack thereof, that have been undertaken to  
address the issue of DU contamination and resulting
exposure to civilians. Furthermore, it will provide an overview of  
reported health problems that might be related to exposure
to DU, and other toxic remnants of war, and will provide  
recommendations for next steps to be undertaken in order
to minimise the risks to the civilian population.

"The aim of this report is to provide greater clarity on the impact  
that the use of DU has had on Iraqi society; in doing
so it will document the persistent uncertainty that continues to  
affect the daily lives of Iraqi civilians."

To download the 52-page, 1.7 MB report, go to
http://www.ikvpaxchristi.nl/media/files/in-a-state-of-uncertainty.pdf

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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