Dear Alvin, Well, that post certainly used up a lot of band width and changed the subject line a little.
Anyhow, it's my understanding that depleted uranium is U238 (a byproduct of extracting U235) and that it gives off very little radiation. I think the reason it is used is because it is very dense and easily goes through armor. It should work much better than Teflon coated bullets. Since Bush did the right thing and this has nothing to do with CS I will check the OT list for a response and not bother the good people of this list with politics and misinformation. Best Regards, Andy From: Alvin Rose Hi JR > If you are wondering what happened to the American troups in Iraq > It should be easy to figure..The US used a large amount of depleted > uranium which is highly radioactive and will harm many more soldiers > THE UNITED STATES USED DEPLETED URANIUM (DU) > WEAPONS IN IRAQ..EXTENSIVE FUTURE DAMAGE TO > IT’S OWN TROUPS > > > On March 30, an AP photo featured an American pro-war > activist holding a > sign: "Nuke the evil scum, it worked in 1945!" That's > exactly what George > Bush has done. America's mega-billion dollar war in Iraq > has been indeed a > NUCLEAR WAR. and it goes on and on and on....
