> > > > Other researchers suggest new types of radioactive > > weapons may have been used in Afghanistan.
I am not a nuclear physicist, but I would think that weapons scientists would use some other (man-made) radioactive material other than Uranium. AFAIK, Uranium is only used in DU rounds, and this is depleted (its practically lead). <SNIP> > I was wondering if there might be groundwater > contamination from these sites, but by this map Semey > -as it is now called - in the north-east corner, seems > pretty far from Afghanistan (about 1100 miles from the > northern border by my guesstimate). I didn't see any > big river connecting from Semey either. > http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/commonwealth/kazakhstan_rel94.jpg I would also think that Nuclear weapons would use something other than Uranium. It is Uranium that is found in the urine of the Afghans, not plutonium. NFH _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
