So far, here's the only example I've come across of the soldiers of either side in this three-week old war using chemical warfare suits. It's from a March 31 Guardian piece by Audrey Gillian, "'I never want to hear that sound again': Five British soldiers have died under 'friendly fire'":
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"The troops could do nothing but evacuate the casualties and leave the gunner's body behind. When daylight came, the squadron leader, a padre and a number of the troops returned to the scene to bring the body out. Chemical warfare suits had to be worn because of the threat from the depleted uranium used in the American weapons. A remembrance service yesterday was interrupted by the thuds of incoming Iraqi artillery and the padre saying, "And the Lord said, oh, that was a bit close, get down."
The Pentagon, which once again is using depleted-uranium sheathed weaponry widely, denies that there are any dangers in depleted uranium or DU, which both armors tanks against attack and hardens shells and warheads for better penetration of targets. (Obviously, the Brits in the incident above as well as Gulf War I veterans don't believe the Pentagon on this issue.) |
