Uranium weapons health threat talks set

Nato and the European Union will hold separate meetings this week to discuss the possible health threat posed by depleted uranium ammunition used by Western forces in the Balkans.

Uranium weapons health threat talks set

Nato and the European Union will hold separate meetings this week to discuss the possible health threat posed by depleted uranium ammunition used by Western forces in the Balkans.

Swedish defence minister Bjoern von Sydow has cautioned against expecting quick answers to the question of whether depleted uranium ammunition has been responsible for a rise in cancer cases among veterans of Balkan peacekeeping missions.

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