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From: drickter@BRL.MIL
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Subject: Re: depleted uranium ammunition
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Date: 12 Apr 90 00:57:52 GMT
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In article <15380@cbnews.ATT.COM> nuchat!steve@uunet.UU.NET (Steve Nuchia) writes:
>
>Of course the slugs in the ranges in most of the world
>aren't being collected, and probably contribute to the
>heavy metal content of the runoff water from those areas.
>I wonder if it is any worse than the lead runoff from all
>the military and private small-arms ranges all over the world?

not true.  military proving grounds which fire du ammunition are required
by license to "collect" slugs which are fired down range.  also, there
are specific ranges which allow du to be fired and when firing, the
number of rounds (ie.  round counts), must be submitted to range control.
therefore, the firing of du for test purposes is highly controlled.  also,
du is NOT used for practice rounds ... this means that soldiers don't go
around spraying du over the country side -  here or in germany.  

this goes for army testing.  i'm not sure about the other services....

donna hartka

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