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{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of January 2026 (link)Confusingly, Moszynski 2003 reports that "testing is now available to all troops that served in Iraq", and does not say if this is testing à la Mould.
Greenberg, Neil; Iversen, Amy C.; Unwin, Catherin; Hull, L.; Wessely, S. (2004). "Screening for depleted uranium in the United Kingdom armed forces: who wants it and why?". Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 58 (7): 558–561. doi:10.1136/jech.2003.014142. PMC 1732813. PMID 15194715. Moszynski, Peter (2003). "Royal Society warns of risks from depleted uranium". BMJ. 326 (7396): 952. doi:10.1136/bmj.326.7396.952. JSTOR 25454350. PMC 1125878. PMID 12727744.Depleted uranium possesses only 60% of the radioactivity of natural uranium, having been 'depleted' of much of its most highly radioactive U234 and U235 isotopes.
By its very nature, DU contains only 50% to 60% of the radioactivity of naturally occurring uranium.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of March 2026 (link){{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of January 2026 (link)[t]he majority evidence and expert opinion on the lack of a clear association between depleted uranium are quite consistent
Metallic DU is weakly radioactive and therefore contact with unbroken skin is an extremely low risk to health. However, when a DU round strikes an armoured target, it undergoes spontaneous partial combustion resulting in a fine aerosol of largely insoluble uranium oxides. Presence of this aerosol elevates the risk of potentially chemotoxic or radiotoxic exposure via inhalation or ingestion.
[T]here is now a large body of evidence to suggest that, whatever the cause of the ill-health experienced by Gulf War veterans, neither DU nor vaccinations are likely to have caused them.
There is no current excess risk of cancer overall nor of site specific cancers in Gulf war veterans. Specific exposures during deployment have not resulted in a subsequent increased risk of cancer. The long latent period for cancer, however, necessitates the continued follow up of these cohorts.
[T]hough Gulf War veterans' illnesses are real and sometimes disabling, they do not seem to constitute a unique illness.
As the veterans assessed by the programme were all self selected, the prevalence of illness in Gulf war veterans cannot be determined from this study. Furthermore, it is not known whether the veterans in this study were representative of sick veterans as a group.
.. despite clear evidence of an increase in symptom burden and a decrease in well being" among Gulf War veterans, "exhaustive clinical and laboratory based scientific research has failed to document many reproducible biomedical abnormalities in this group. Likewise, there has been no evidence of an increase in disease related mortality.
Confusingly, Moszynski 2003 reports that "testing is now available to all troops that served in Iraq", and does not say if this is testing à la Mould.
Greenberg, Neil; Iversen, Amy C.; Unwin, Catherin; Hull, L.; Wessely, S. (2004). "Screening for depleted uranium in the United Kingdom armed forces: who wants it and why?". Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 58 (7): 558–561. doi:10.1136/jech.2003.014142. PMC 1732813. PMID 15194715. Moszynski, Peter (2003). "Royal Society warns of risks from depleted uranium". BMJ. 326 (7396): 952. doi:10.1136/bmj.326.7396.952. JSTOR 25454350. PMC 1125878. PMID 12727744.Depleted uranium possesses only 60% of the radioactivity of natural uranium, having been 'depleted' of much of its most highly radioactive U234 and U235 isotopes.
[t]he majority evidence and expert opinion on the lack of a clear association between depleted uranium are quite consistent
There is no current excess risk of cancer overall nor of site specific cancers in Gulf war veterans. Specific exposures during deployment have not resulted in a subsequent increased risk of cancer. The long latent period for cancer, however, necessitates the continued follow up of these cohorts.
[T]hough Gulf War veterans' illnesses are real and sometimes disabling, they do not seem to constitute a unique illness.
As the veterans assessed by the programme were all self selected, the prevalence of illness in Gulf war veterans cannot be determined from this study. Furthermore, it is not known whether the veterans in this study were representative of sick veterans as a group.
Confusingly, Moszynski 2003 reports that "testing is now available to all troops that served in Iraq", and does not say if this is testing à la Mould.
Greenberg, Neil; Iversen, Amy C.; Unwin, Catherin; Hull, L.; Wessely, S. (2004). "Screening for depleted uranium in the United Kingdom armed forces: who wants it and why?". Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 58 (7): 558–561. doi:10.1136/jech.2003.014142. PMC 1732813. PMID 15194715. Moszynski, Peter (2003). "Royal Society warns of risks from depleted uranium". BMJ. 326 (7396): 952. doi:10.1136/bmj.326.7396.952. JSTOR 25454350. PMC 1125878. PMID 12727744.Depleted uranium possesses only 60% of the radioactivity of natural uranium, having been 'depleted' of much of its most highly radioactive U234 and U235 isotopes.
By its very nature, DU contains only 50% to 60% of the radioactivity of naturally occurring uranium.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of January 2026 (link)[t]he majority evidence and expert opinion on the lack of a clear association between depleted uranium are quite consistent
Metallic DU is weakly radioactive and therefore contact with unbroken skin is an extremely low risk to health. However, when a DU round strikes an armoured target, it undergoes spontaneous partial combustion resulting in a fine aerosol of largely insoluble uranium oxides. Presence of this aerosol elevates the risk of potentially chemotoxic or radiotoxic exposure via inhalation or ingestion.
[T]here is now a large body of evidence to suggest that, whatever the cause of the ill-health experienced by Gulf War veterans, neither DU nor vaccinations are likely to have caused them.
There is no current excess risk of cancer overall nor of site specific cancers in Gulf war veterans. Specific exposures during deployment have not resulted in a subsequent increased risk of cancer. The long latent period for cancer, however, necessitates the continued follow up of these cohorts.
[T]hough Gulf War veterans' illnesses are real and sometimes disabling, they do not seem to constitute a unique illness.
As the veterans assessed by the programme were all self selected, the prevalence of illness in Gulf war veterans cannot be determined from this study. Furthermore, it is not known whether the veterans in this study were representative of sick veterans as a group.
.. despite clear evidence of an increase in symptom burden and a decrease in well being" among Gulf War veterans, "exhaustive clinical and laboratory based scientific research has failed to document many reproducible biomedical abnormalities in this group. Likewise, there has been no evidence of an increase in disease related mortality.
[T]he excess of reported cases for this malignancy [lymphoma] in 2001–2002 was probably due to a peak that occurred in 2000 among the whole military; it is therefore unrelated to deployment in the Balkans, and probably represents a chance event
Confusingly, Moszynski 2003 reports that "testing is now available to all troops that served in Iraq", and does not say if this is testing à la Mould.
Greenberg, Neil; Iversen, Amy C.; Unwin, Catherin; Hull, L.; Wessely, S. (2004). "Screening for depleted uranium in the United Kingdom armed forces: who wants it and why?". Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 58 (7): 558–561. doi:10.1136/jech.2003.014142. PMC 1732813. PMID 15194715. Moszynski, Peter (2003). "Royal Society warns of risks from depleted uranium". BMJ. 326 (7396): 952. doi:10.1136/bmj.326.7396.952. JSTOR 25454350. PMC 1125878. PMID 12727744.Depleted uranium possesses only 60% of the radioactivity of natural uranium, having been 'depleted' of much of its most highly radioactive U234 and U235 isotopes.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of January 2026 (link)[t]he majority evidence and expert opinion on the lack of a clear association between depleted uranium are quite consistent
Metallic DU is weakly radioactive and therefore contact with unbroken skin is an extremely low risk to health. However, when a DU round strikes an armoured target, it undergoes spontaneous partial combustion resulting in a fine aerosol of largely insoluble uranium oxides. Presence of this aerosol elevates the risk of potentially chemotoxic or radiotoxic exposure via inhalation or ingestion.
[T]here is now a large body of evidence to suggest that, whatever the cause of the ill-health experienced by Gulf War veterans, neither DU nor vaccinations are likely to have caused them.
There is no current excess risk of cancer overall nor of site specific cancers in Gulf war veterans. Specific exposures during deployment have not resulted in a subsequent increased risk of cancer. The long latent period for cancer, however, necessitates the continued follow up of these cohorts.
[T]hough Gulf War veterans' illnesses are real and sometimes disabling, they do not seem to constitute a unique illness.
As the veterans assessed by the programme were all self selected, the prevalence of illness in Gulf war veterans cannot be determined from this study. Furthermore, it is not known whether the veterans in this study were representative of sick veterans as a group.
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