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U.S. govt’s duplicity in comparing depleted uranium to tungsten

DU is in fact much more dangerous than tungsten.  It may be depleted of some of its neutrons but it is still radioactive enough to cause cancer and birth defects.

US Government web site psyop promoting depleted uranium munitions | qbit.cc June 23rd, 2010 “…….This propaganda is expertly crafted to avoid directly stating that Depleted Uranium (DU) munitions are as safe as tungsten, while belittling the (valid) belief that DU is incredibly dangerous, implying that the reader thinks the sound of the term “depleted uranium” is scary because it’s a big scientific word that we aren’t used to hearing, or something to this effect– not the fact that it’s well known that DU, and all forms of uranium are highly toxic.

But what would we expect from the same government that thought it was ok to feed plutonium and other radioactive metals to pregnant women and children?

This is from: http://www.america.gov/conspiracy_theories.html

Yes both uranium and tungsten are heavy metals, but also have very different properties and toxicity.  DU spontaneously ignites sending a spray of molten material and radioactive dust into the surrounding area, contaminating soil for the next 4 billion years (the half-life of DU).

Uranium is incredibly dense– 2x denser than lead, which makes it ideal for heavy bullets to penetrate armor.  The US military has used DU munitions and armor extensively in the Middle East and Bosnia, with incalculable cost to the health of local populations and the world.

Tungsten rounds and armor just sit there and slowly oxidize. Tungsten is also dense but very hard and not incindiery. It does not disintegrate and ignite on impact like DU.

DU is in fact much more dangerous than tungsten.  It may be depleted of some of its neutrons but it is still radioactive enough to cause cancer and birth defects.  The issue here is that it’s more effective at penetrating armor, and our military and US government doesn’t give a rats ass about the health of innocent people or their own troops.

Here’s a great documentary about the effect DU is already having in Iraq: Silent genocide – Depleted uranium

US Government web site psyop promoting depleted uranium munitions | qbit.cc

June 24, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | spinbuster, USA | antinuclear, depleted, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear technology, nuclear wastes, nuclear weapons, radioactive, uranium