Antinuclear

US troops face continued depleted uranium danger

Army Again Turns to Depleted Uranium for New Weaponry Wired  By David Hambling  December 15, 2009 “………….Now, the U.S. Army is upgrading to a new 120mm Advanced Kinetic Energy round, and about the only thing we know for sure is that it will be made of DU. The generation after that… may be an improved version of DU called Stakalloy…………. It should also be mentioned that the idea of tungsten being introduced as a “clean” alternative to “dirty” DU took something of a knock when it was found that military-grade tungsten alloy is highly carcinogenic in rats.

December 17, 2009 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1 | Australia, nuclear, nuclear wastes, nuclear weapons