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Overstating the case: an analysis of the utility of depleted uranium in kinetic energy penetrators
A discussion paper analysing claims by the users of depleted uranium munitions that their military effectiveness overules considerations of their health and environmental impact under international law. -
Vacancy: Paid Internship
ICBUW is seeking an energetic and committed intern to help support two strands of our research and advocacy work for six months. -
Swedish campaigners focus on new UN resolution on depleted uranium
Campaigners and parliamentarians in Sweden will be urging their government to move from an abstention on this October’s UN First Committee vote. -
Toxic Remnants of War Project Launched
A research project seeking to assess the health and environmental impact of toxic substances released during military activities has been launched by the International Coalition to Ban Uranium Weapons (ICBUW) and IKV Pax Christi. -
Iraq congenital birth defect survey to begin in April
The World Health Organisation and the Iraqi Ministry of Health are set to begin work on a pilot assessment of congenital birth defects in six Iraqi governorates.
CADU News 22 - Winter 2005/2006
Australian campaigners fight expansion of bloated uranium mine
Not content with being the largest user of underground water in the Southern Hemisphere, the Roxby mine in South Australia is applying to use four times as much15 December 2005Belgium to introduce extensive testing regime for soldiers
In a significant improvement on the arrangements of other countries, clinic will test the blood of soldiers before and after combat15 December 2005Sardinian village becomes first in the world to ban DU
Ban follows leukaemia cases linked to nearly range15 December 2005UNEP release list of contaminated Iraqi sites
Report features over 50 sites, including DU strike sites and infamous scrap yard15 December 2005US States consider DU testing
Legislation passed in Louisiana and Connecticut, but it's unclear whether funds are available to pay for programmes15 December 2005CADU In Geneva: ICBUW Hosts DU Workshop For Diplomatic Staff
A report on a lobbying event at the UN15 December 2005Europe's Dirty DU Secret
Urenco exports uranium to Russia in an arrangement of dubious legality15 December 2005DU Activists Mobilise For Third International Day Of Action
Actions in Manchester, Birmingham, Europe, the US and Japan15 December 2005Once, Twice, Three Times A Democracy? EP Makes Third Call For DU Moratorium
Call forms part of European Parliament's position on weapons of mass destruction15 December 2005
