depleted-uranium

Depleted uranium found in Gaza victims

by Haitham Sabbah January 5, 2009

Medics tell Press TV they have found traces of depleted uranium in some Gaza residents wounded in Israel’s ground offensive on the strip. Norwegian medics told Press TV correspondent Akram al-Sattari that some of the victims who have been wounded since Israel began its attacks on the Gaza Strip on December 27 have traces of [...]

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Australian soldiers who served in Iraq ‘contaminated with radiation’

by Haitham Sabbah March 29, 2007

Sip the sour: TWO Australian soldiers who served in the first Iraq war have tested positive to depleted uranium (DU) contamination despite assurances from the Federal Government they had not been exposed, an anti-nuclear group said. Any such admission from the Government would leave it open to millions of dollars in compensation. [Hat tip: David [...]

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