During the Gulf War in 1991, US and UK forces used a new weapon against Iraq. This new weapon, the depleted uranium (DU) projectile, is radioactive. Unlike atomic or hydrogen bombs, it involves no nuclear fusion or fission but nine years after the end of the war, adverse health effects from DU exposure continue to manifest themselves among military personnel and civilians in Iraq and Yugoslavia where the fighting took place, and among US and British veterans and their families. Tashiro traveled through the US, UK, and Iraq to cover this story. He is a senior staff writer for the Chugoku Shimbun, a daily newspaper with a morning edition circulation of 735,000. The Chugoku Shimbun was founded in 1892 and is one of Japan’s major newspapers.
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Akira Tashiro’s articles for the Chugoku Shimbun (in English) http://www.chugoku-np.co.jp/abom/uran/index_e.html
Link to StopNato DU site: http://www.stopnato.org.uk/du-watch/index.htm
