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Juan Rodriguez's avatar

Thank you Aleks You're Doing A Great Job👍🏼

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ikester8's avatar

Excellent interview. I'd like to weigh in on the question regarding depleted uranium munitions. Scott is correct that the radioactivity of DU is relatively low. Of course, more DU means more radioactivity, so the radioactivity can't be completely discounted, but to concentrate on the radiotoxicity of DU is to miss the main problem. It's a heavy metal and heavy metals, in sufficient concentration in the human body, have known health effects. I have not read enough studies to be able to state whether there is clear causation or how much is deleterious to human health, but the clusters of disease in places of high DU munition use (Fallujah in particular) should give anyone pause.

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