Mod 'Lied' Over Depleted Uranium; Army Advises Troops in Iraq of Health Risk but Insists Scottish Firing Range Is Safe, Despite Growing International Concern

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CLAIMS by the Ministry of Defence that depleted uranium (DU) is not a risk to life have been undermined by a Sunday Herald investigation that found the British army is telling soldiers in Iraq that it can cause ill-health.

The revelation has outraged the military, scientists and politicians. Studies have shown DU leads to cancers, birth defects, memory loss, damage to the immune system and neuro-psychotic disorders. But the MoD has claimed since the first Gulf war that "DU does not pose a risk to health or the environment".

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Mod 'Lied' Over Depleted Uranium; Army Advises Troops in Iraq of Health Risk but Insists Scottish Firing Range Is Safe, Despite Growing International Concern

However, military sources have passed an MoD card to the Sunday Herald which is being handed to troops on active service in Iraq. It reads: "You have been deployed to a theatre where depleted uranium (DU) munitions have been used. DU is a weakly radioactive heavy meta...

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