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Press TV – Environment and human life under attack

Environment and human life under attack
Press TV Tue, 13 Jan 2009
By Mahmood Perviz Alam  “………………………Nuclear weapons leave a legacy of their own. Environmental problems from the Chernobyl incident are still being uncovered. A nuclear explosion is followed by radiation with a chain of innumerable consequences. Hiroshima and Nagasaki are examples of this tragedy. The health threats brought about by the war in Iraq — and more recently, what is happening in the Gaza Strip — can be better understood when we focus on the statement of Norwegian doctors who found traces of depleted uranium in the wounded. Catastrophes keep on unfolding because budget allocations are made to keep the muscles of the war machine strong and impressive………………………”.

Press TV – Environment and human life under attack

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January 14, 2009 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | environment