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The ambassador from the Netherlands explained his negative vote as being due to the reference in the preamble to the resolution "to potential harmful effects of the use of depleted uranium munitions on human health and the environment [which] cannot, in our view, be supported by conclusive scientific studies conducted by relevant international ...
Since 2017, the Clean Futures Fund has implemented annual clinics in the Chernobyl exclusion zone to vaccinate, spay, and neuter the dogs of Chernobyl. This effort is made to reduce the risk of rabies passing to workers and tourists, to decrease the population size of the dogs, and to minimize the suffering that the dogs experience. [5]
On 6 May 2014, the U.S. Army announced that it awarded a US$12 million contract to defense contractor General Dynamics for the demilitarization and disposal of 78,000 aging depleted-uranium (DU) tank rounds as newer rounds are added to the U.S. war reserves. The contract includes M829A1 and M829A2 rounds. [5] M829A3 Cross section
When fired, depleted uranium becomes ‘essentially an exotic metal dart fired at extraordinarily high speed’
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As a part of a $1 billion aid package, the United States announced this week that it is sending depleted anti-tank munitions to Ukraine to help Zelensky’s troops fend off Russian tanks. The ...
The use of depleted uranium (DU) in munitions is controversial because of questions about potential long-term health effects. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 31 ] Normal functioning of the kidney , brain , liver , heart , and numerous other systems can be affected by uranium exposure, because uranium is a toxic metal . [ 2 ]
Effects may also depend on the chemical toxicity of the deposited material, independent of its radioactivity. Some radionuclides may be generally distributed throughout the body and rapidly removed, as is the case with tritiated water. Some organs concentrate certain elements and hence radionuclide variants of those elements.