Busby: Enriched Uranium Weapon New Battlefield Horror

[DeSwiss]

Run time: 06:59 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MnIbcq7jnU   Posted on YouTube: October 25, 2011 By YouTube Member: RussiaToday Views on YouTube: 302   Posted on DU: October 25, 2011 By DU Member: DeSwiss Views on DU: 970

 

The high court in London is to hear a case over the use of uranium-enhanced weapons by U.S.-led forces during the infamous Iraqi Battle of Fallujah in 2005. This, following a number of reports alleging their use was much more widespread than originally thought. RT talks to Christopher Busby, the co-author of two such reports and a visiting professor at the school of Biomedical Studies, the University of Ulster.

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[Plucketeer]

1. This is HORRIFIC to comprehend

but it's not at all surprizing with our military-industrial force running wild with our forces and our moneies.

[kysrsoze]

2. WAIT A SECOND - "Uranium-enhanced weapons," NOT "Enriched Uranium Weapons."

All the reports I saw indicated the weapons were ENHANCED with DEPLETED uranium, not ENRICHED uranium. That stuff is used in nuclear bombs and nuclear fuel rods. DU is used b/c it's cheap and plentiful, with armor-piercing capabilities... not to mention the long-term horrific impacts such as cancer, birth defects, etc.

So I guess you could say, it's not QUITE as horrific, but it's still shitty and evil. I just want to make the distinction.

[AtheistCrusader]

3. No, he specifically says 'enriched uranium' if you watch the video.

And calls it out quite separately from DU.

I have a simpler theory. DU still contains some 'enriched' material, the pyrophoric process that makes DU such a good penetrator may be a 'novel' manner in enriching it further, or freeing all remaining enriched uranium in however small quantities it may be in.