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As Samawah: US and Dutch troops stayed in suspected DU contaminated compound Populair

New York-based newspaper Daily News reporting: 'Soldiers demand to know health risks' and related articles (03 April 2004)

RISQ Article: Dutch military in Iraq delays troop transfer from suspected DU contaminated area (08 April 2004)
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Depleted Uranium And the Health of U.S. Veterans: Unresolved Issues Populair

"Unresolved Issues Regarding Depleted Uranium And the Health of U.S. Veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom". by Dan Fahey (24 04 2004)
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Depleted uranium casts shadow over peace in Iraq Populair

New Scientist, 15 April 2003.
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Depleted Uranium Factsheets Populair

Factsheet Series 'From Uranium in Nature to Uranium Weapons'. Prepared by the staff of the International Coalition to Ban Uranium Weapons (ICBUW), in close co-operation with experts in the field. A reliable, accesible source of information.
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Depleted Uranium in the 2003 Iraq War Populair

"The Use of Depleted Uranium in the 2003 Iraq War: An Initial Assessment of Information and Policies", by Dan Fahey, June 24, 2003.
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Depleted Uranium: Scientific Basis for Assessing Risk Populair

Nuclear Policy Research Institute (NPRI), Washington DC, July 2003
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DU Ammunition Details Populair

Detailed descriptions (with pictures) of the various types (25, 30, 120 mm) used by the US Armed Forces. Global Security.org
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Dutch Parliament and Troops Misinformed about Depleted Uranium in South Iraq Populair

(RISQ Reviews, Iraq) by Maarten H.J. van den Berg, 21 Juli 2003.
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Dutch troops find depleted uranium in Iraq Populair

Finding points at more DU sources in the area (RISQ News, 27 December 2003)
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European Parliament calls for moratorium on use of DU munitions Populair

Resolution on the consequences of using depleted uranium munitions, adopted on 18-01-2003.
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Experts Warn of Radioactive Battlefields Populair

by Katherine Stapp, the Inter Press Service, 12 September 2003
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Facts, Myths and Propaganda in the Debate over Depleted Uranium Populair

By Dan Fahey, 12 March 2003
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Gevaar van verarmd uranium voor Nederlandse soldaten in Irak Populair

Uitzending 2Vandaag (30 07 2003) met RISQ Associate Maarten H.J. van den Berg

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Gezondheidsrisico's van blootstelling aan verarmd uranium. Een overzicht Populair

Rapport Gezondheidsraad, 16 mei 2001.

Health risks of exposure to depleted uranium: An overview. Netherlands Health Council, 16 May 2001.
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Hiroshima Project for Banning DU Weapons Populair

Hiroshima Project for Banning DU Weapons
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Human rights and weapons of mass destruction Populair

Working paper submitted to UN Human Rights Commission by Y.K.J. Yeung Sik Yuen. Contains new information on DU weapons (E/CN.4/Sub.2/2003/35, 2 june 2003)
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International Coalition to Ban Uranium Weapons Populair

International Coalition to Ban Uranium Weapons (ICBUW)

Mission Statement
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Laka Foundation Populair

Publications on Civil and Military Applications of Depleted Uranium
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Map DU Firing Locations Kosovo Populair

'Sites idenitified as being targeted by ordnance containing depleted uranium during the 1999 Kosovo conflict'. Prepared by UNEP (January 2001)
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Map DU Use Worldwide Populair

Prepared by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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MinDef: Beantwoording Kamervragen over verarmd uranium Populair

Ministerie van Defensie, 17 februari 2004
Zie ook: Beantwoording Kamervragen over verarmd uranium in Irak, Ministerie van Defensie, 27 Augustus 2003
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MoD (UK): DU Factsheet Populair

Ministry of Defence (UK), “Depleted Uranium: Middle East 2003”. 1 July 2003.
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MoD (UK): DU Safety Instructions Populair

Ministry of Defence (UK), “Safety Instructions: Hazard management of depleted uranium on operations”, 27 February 2003.
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Performance of DU Weapons in Operation Iraqi Freedom Populair

Downloaded Draft Document. Picatinny Armaments Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC), May 2003. "The 25mm M991 Cartridge, an Armored-piercing, fin stabilized round with a discarding sabot and tracer, has been one of the stellar performers during Operation Iraqi Freedom."
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Remains of Toxic Bullets Litter Iraq Populair

By Scott Peterson, Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor, 15 May 2003
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Suppressed WHO scientific study on DU in Iraq Populair

'Radiological toxicity of DU', by K. Baverstock, C. Mothershill & M. Thorne (05 November 2001)

Newspaper Article: A WHO report warning that the long-term health of Iraq's civilian population would be endangered by British and US depleted uranium (DU) weapons has been kept secret. (Sunday Herald, 22 February 2004).
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Ten minutes of the most intense fighting Populair

by Walter Rodgers, CNN, accompanying the 3rd squadron of the U.S. Army's 7th Cavalry (April 6, 2003) "The secret for success? The Bradleys fired smaller shells, but they were of a particularly punishing variety made with depleted uranium, which pierced the armor of the heavier Iraqi vehicles".
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The Emergence and Decline of the Debate over Depleted Uranium Munitions Populair

By Dan Fahey, 20 June 2004.
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The health hazards of depleted uranium Populair

Summary of parts I and II of a report by the Royal Society (UK), March 2002.
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UMRC Iraq Field Report Populair

Iraq Gulf War II Field Investigations Report, by Abu Khasib to Al Ah’qaf, Uranium Medical Research Centre (UMRC),
November 200
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UNEP Populair

UNEP Post-conflict Assessment Unit: Iraq-related Documents and Press Releases
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UNEP: Environment in Iraq Populair

Progress Report, UNEP, 20 October 2003
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Use of Depleted Uranium Weapons Lingers as Health Concern Populair

by Larry Johnson, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 4 August 2003
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Vragen en antwoorden over verarmd uranium Populair

Aan de hand van een lijst met vragen en antwoorden probeert het documentatie- en onderzoekscentrum kernenergie LAKA helderheid te verschaffen over de gevolgen van het militair gebruik van verarmd uranium.
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Weapon of Mass Deception Populair

"The real threat – not only to U.S. troops but to Iraqis as well – may prove to be a weapon scarcely mentioned before, during or after the war: depleted uranium". By Frida Berrigan, senior research associate with the Arms Trade Resource Center, a project of the World Policy Institute, 27 June 2003.
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Wel verarmd uranium in al-Samawah Populair

NOS Nieuws 30 07 2003
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WISE Uranium Project Populair

Depleted Uranium Weapons in the Gulf Wars (Gulf Wars 1991, 2003)
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