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No danger from uranium cloud? (not!)
By Jean Christou
CYPRUS IS not in danger from a cloud of toxic depleted uranium from weapons allegedly being used by Israel against Lebanon, Health Minister Charalambous Charalambous said yesterday.
Charalambous, responding to reports, and to a warning from the Green Party of the danger to Cyprus, said the threat was hypothetical.
He said however that his Ministry was well prepared to face up to such a situation in case the theoretical threat turned into a potential threat to Cyprus.
Depleted uranium is a chemically toxic and radioactive heavy metal used particularly in armour-piercing ammunition. They burn up on impact, creating a radioactive dust, the effect of which remains the subject of safety debates. Like other heavy metals, DU is toxic and constitutes a health risk independent of any residual radioactivity.
Amnesty International (AI) has called on all governments to consider refraining from the transfer and use of DU weapons. "
http://www.cyprus-mail.com/news/main.php?id=27176&cat_id=1
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