tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1765307840677473617.post594900472386998640..comments2024-03-19T01:09:46.514-07:00Comments on EXSKF: "Depleted Uranium Used by Israel" in Bombing Outside Damascus, Syrian Military Official Allegesarevamirpal::laprimaverahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10637620330944911600noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1765307840677473617.post-3150576954675609732013-05-10T22:27:04.290-07:002013-05-10T22:27:04.290-07:00It took 8 years for birth defects in Falluja cause...It took 8 years for birth defects in Falluja caused by DU, how will it take in Tokyo?Managerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16916519853998024286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1765307840677473617.post-9618149081898073872013-05-08T12:37:56.673-07:002013-05-08T12:37:56.673-07:00After the war in Kosovo some Italian military clai...After the war in Kosovo some Italian military claimed they felt sick as a result of manipulating depleted uranium ammunition when loading it on the planes.<br /><br />Aside from this, it is interesting how people come up with euphemisms or qualified statements when they need to say something unpleasant:<br />"not dangerously radioactive" = no immediate effect on health<br />"collateral damage" = butchering of innocent bystanders<br />"target specific bombing missions" = as opposed to indiscriminated cluster bombing? or as opposed to dumping radioactive waste in a foreign country?<br />"anti personnel": as if exploding devices were capable of discriminating between a soldier and a kid; how about "anti people"?<br /><br />BeppeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1765307840677473617.post-79352298268465738612013-05-08T06:50:40.446-07:002013-05-08T06:50:40.446-07:00There has been a considerable effort to produce bo...There has been a considerable effort to produce bombs that have a more tightly defined kill radius, in the wake of adverse public reaction to collateral damage from target specific bombing missions.<br />The usual way is to substitute fine metal dust for the shrapnel. This eliminates the risk of jagged splinters flying for hundreds of feet.<br />However, the wounds inflicted on those within the effective impact area are horrendous and not really treatable. These bombs are really anti personnel by design and hence not really suitable to attack a missile storage site as was allegedly the case here.<br />Anonymouse is entirely correct that a few samples taken by UN observers could put this to rest. However, with some rebels taking UN observers hostage, it may be a challenge to find UN personnel willing to do the job.netudianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11726679291917155189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1765307840677473617.post-86336314020444012412013-05-07T19:45:46.663-07:002013-05-07T19:45:46.663-07:00@netudiant
i was wondering if the military hadnt f...@netudiant<br />i was wondering if the military hadnt found a use for one of the many isotopes available? it would be useful if some samples were taken of the area for analysis. there was some talk of a refined uranium weapon too? <br />I thought the Sarin usage was more worrying and the cover-up more worrying still!<br />It split the UN<br />managers and ground staff<br />and its the ground staff that would be able to test the explosion site for materials.. its their job and syria would allow the right representative to do this imo!<br />this story has alot more intrigue and deception in it than at first appears imo! <br />nice post, interesting discussion arevamirpal :)<br />anonymouse<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1765307840677473617.post-54141722272094767162013-05-07T19:26:00.327-07:002013-05-07T19:26:00.327-07:00This seems implausible.
Depleted Uranium is used f...This seems implausible.<br />Depleted Uranium is used for armor piercing shells, because it is very dense, hard and pyrophoric on penetrating. It is not a good material for bombs, because it is heavy and expensive and does not fragment well. The only detail in the description, by an unnamed source, is the 'golden mushroom of fire', which seems a decent description of a bomb explosion, but has no tie to the purported uranium. It seems like propaganda to me.<br /> netudianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11726679291917155189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1765307840677473617.post-30338133107820538552013-05-07T14:55:37.982-07:002013-05-07T14:55:37.982-07:00Depleted uranium is indeed dangerously radioactive...Depleted uranium is indeed dangerously radioactive, even if very little comparable with a true nuclear bomb or accident, it is still dangerous nuclear waste material which does harm people long after the bombing. DU is not just "weakly" radioactive but also a rather toxic heavy metal.<br /><br />DU inhalation, likely to happen near bombing targets, increases the risks of lung, lymph and brain cancer, as well as notable fetal damage (Falujah is a very clear case). It tends to accumulate in the lungs forever. Other than cancer, exposure affects kidneys, brain, (reduces cognitive capacity), lungs (lesions), immune system, eyes, blood and heart. Majuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12369840391933337204noreply@blogger.com