| depleted uranium |
The metal remaining after the most active radioisotope (235U) has been extracted from uranium. A heavy metal, depleted uranium is used in munitions, e.g., in armor-piercing weapons. Its radioactivity is about 40 perce
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| depleted uranium |
Uranium with less U-235 than in the ore. It is a product of the enrichment process.
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| depleted uranium |
1. A nonexistent radioactive material that was not used during the first Gulf War by the United States, that is not suspected of being a cause of the nonexistent Gulf War Syndrome not afflicting thousands of Gulf War veterans or countless Iraqis. And because it does not exist, there is absolutely no reason why depleted uranium weapons should not have been used in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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| depleted uranium |
Very heavy and very poisonous metal used to enhance the kill-value of American, British ammunition. Since the first Gulf war found in plenty on the ground in Iraq and responsible for many cases of cancer in Iraq as well as the "Gulf war syndrome" which has affected tens of thousands of American and British soldiers. Later spread in large amounts around Afghanistan and in 2003 used a second time in Iraq. Use of DU is considered a war crime because of its effects on civilians for generations.
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