2001 CPEO Military List Archive

From: mervtano@iiirm.org
Date: 5 Jan 2001 18:17:17 -0000
Reply: cpeo-military
Subject: [CPEO-MEF] SFOR Statement on DU Ammunition
 
SFOR Says Depleted Uranium "a Negligible Hazard"

SARAJEVO, Jan 5, 2001 -- (Reuters) The NATO-led Stabilization Force (SFOR)
in Bosnia said on Thursday the ammunition with depleted uranium it had used
during the 1992-95 war there posed only a "negligible hazard".

"SFOR does not believe that either the troops serving with SFOR today, or
civilian population are at risk from DU (depleted uranium) ammunition,"
SFOR said in a statement, issued as a row erupted over alleged "Balkans
syndrome" among peacekeepers.

NATO ambassadors are expected to discuss the mysterious illness next week
following claims that six Italian peacekeepers died after being exposed to
depleted uranium from spent ammunition, NATO sources said earlier on Thursday.

For the rest of the story see:
http://centraleurope.com/news.php3?id=244485&section=default



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