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San Onofre safety lapses disclosed
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
Two security failures were among the mostly low-level breaches and willful misconduct at the nuclear power plant in San Diego County, which serves 2.75 ...
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Wifi Fears Are "Unfounded"

By Sadiqur Rahman(Sadiqur Rahman)
Sir William Stewart, chairman of the Health Protection Agency, said that there needed to be an urgent review of wifi safety after he provided the programme with evidence that that low-level radiation - from devices like mobile phones ...
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Questions, questions
By ManBearPig(ManBearPig)
But questions about low-level radiation exposure resurfaced this week, with research showing a spike in childhood leukaemia around reactors in Germany. What is definitely hazardous is the waste produced. A fleet of new reactors would ...
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Cell Phone Radiation Causes Cancer
By suhaila(suhaila)
They pulse at the low level that electromagnetic radiation does and the energy they put out helps neutralize the cell phone radiation. • Don't allow children on the phone for more than a very short period of time. ...
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speedlinking: Starting the New Year with many post links ...

These first from Center for American Progress ...

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  A New U.S. Strategy for Iran
  Joseph Cirincione and Andrew Grotto outline five options and an effective strategy for resolving the nuclear crisis with Iran.

Top Five Nuclear Issues of 2007
by Joseph Cirincione, Alexandra Bell, December 28, 2007
Looking back at 2007 and ahead to 2008 reveals nuclear threats but also opportunities, write Joseph Cirincione and Alexandra Bell

Bloggingheads: A Would-Be Messiah
by Joseph Cirincione, December 16, 2007

A Diplomatic About-Face: Bush Writes Kim. Should Iran Be Next?
by Andrew J. Grotto, Joseph Cirincione, December 6, 2007
After sending a letter to North Korea’s leader, what’s stopping the president from engaging Iran, ask Grotto and Cirincione.

Nuclear Shock Therapy: New Report Refutes White House Case for War with Iran
by Joseph Cirincione, Andrew J. Grotto, December 4, 2007
White House war fever is checked just in time by its own intelligence agencies, write Joseph Cirincione and Andrew Grotto.

A Report Half Empty: Iran Needs to Level with the IAEA
by Joseph Cirincione, Andrew J. Grotto, November 16, 2007
The International Atomic Energy Agency deserves more answers from Iran on its nuclear development program, argue Joseph Cirincione and Andrew Grotto.

Cassandra’s Conundrum
by Joseph Cirincione, November 1, 2007

The Nuclear Catch
by Joseph Cirincione, William W. Keller, Gordon R. Mitchell, October 11, 2007

The Middle East's Nuclear Surge
by Joseph Cirincione, Uri Leventer, August 21, 2007
Joe Cirincione and Uri Leventer argue that Iran's still-developing nuclear program is already sending ripples through the Middle East.

Atomic Echoes
by Joseph Cirincione, August 7, 2007
Joseph Cirincione looks back on the rise of nuclear arsenals and discusses why we may be ready to heed the original warnings of nuclear scientists.

Nuclear Summer
by Joseph Cirincione, Uri Leventer, July 23, 2007
Cirincione and Leventer discuss this summer’s dramatic reminder of all four nuclear threats and the harbinger of a fifth.

Arms Control's New Movement
by Joseph Cirincione, July 18, 2007

China's Proliferation Policies and Practices: Testimony of Joseph Cirincione
July 12, 2007
Senior CAP Fellow Joseph Cirincione testifies on China's proliferation and the impact of trade policy on defense industries in the U.S. and China.

Smarter Sanctions for Iran
by Andrew J. Grotto, July 12, 2007
Legislation to broaden sanctions against Iran will only work if it is focused on clear international objectives, argues Andrew Grotto.

Resolving the Deadliest Nuclear Threats
by Joseph Cirincione, May 10, 2007
Cirincione outlines a strategy for addressing nuclear threats from terrorism, fuel technology, new weapon states, and existing arsenals.

Get Smart on Ballistic Missiles
by Joseph Cirincione, Andrew Wade, May 8, 2007
Detailed analysis of ballistic missile arsenals shows that the U.S.’ enormous anti-missile budget could be better spent.

Global Ballistic Missile Arsenals, 2007
by Andrew Wade, May 8, 2007

How to Resolve the Iranian Nukes Crisis, In Just Three Steps
April 30, 2007
Confused about the Iranian nukes crisis? Here's an explanation of the situation and how CAP's experts think we should handle it.

Toxic Trains and the Terrorist Threat
April 2, 2007
New report outlines how water utilities can get chlorine gas off of railways and out of American communities.

Countering Iran’s Nuclear Ambitions
by Andrew J. Grotto, March 28, 2007
Andrew Grotto argues that U.N. sanctions are a good first step, but the U.S. must maintain this international unity to end the Iran nuclear crisis.

The Value of a Unified U.N. Security Council
by Spencer P. Boyer, March 23, 2007
Spencer Boyer explains the negotiations that led to important U.N. Security Council resolutions on the nuclear crises in North Korea and Iran.

Iraq: Nuclear Boomerang
by Joseph Cirincione, March 21, 2007

We Got Tubed—Again
by Joseph Cirincione, March 20, 2007

Change of Course
March 19, 2007

Curbing the Iran Nuclear Crisis
March 14, 2007
CAP’s Joseph Cirincione and Andrew Grotto propose a strategy to combine containment with diplomacy to curb Iran’s enrichment of uranium.

Is the North Korea Deal Worth Celebrating?
by Andrew J. Grotto, March 11, 2007

A New Strategy for Iran
March 7, 2007
New CAP report detailing a strategy for resolving the Iranian nuclear crisis receives warm reception from Iran experts

Hurry Up Please It's Time
March 5, 2007

Pragmatism Trumps Ideology on North Korea
by Andrew J. Grotto, February 23, 2007
The deal cut with North Korea is only a first step toward a grander bargain that will require White House pragmatists to win out over the ideologues.

North Korean Pressure Points
by Joseph Cirincione, February 13, 2007
Joe Cirincione details the six factors that led to a nuclear deal with North Korea--and that could ensure its implementation.

Breakthrough in Sight: U.S. Talks with North Korea Get Serious
by Joseph Cirincione, Andrew J. Grotto, January 18, 2007
Reversing course, Bush administration tries direct negotiations with Pyongyang to curb North Korea's nuclear weapons program. It's about time.

Still Not Ready
by Andrew J. Grotto, December 14, 2006
Study shows that states need better public health infrastructure and closer coordination; Andy Grotto that can only happen with federal guidance.

Dismal Legacy of 109th Congress
December 12, 2006
Incoming congressional leaders have plenty on their plate to fix after the 109th Congress leaves town with budgeting woefully incomplete.

A Nonproliferation Disaster
by Daryl G. Kimball, Joseph Cirincione, December 11, 2006
U.S.-India nuclear deal blows a hole in the fabric of U.S. nonproliferation law, write Daryl G. Kimball and Joseph Cirincione.

Ask The Expert: Facing Iran
by Graham Webster, December 5, 2006
Cirincione outlines the need for an updated nonproliferation agreement and major changes to the hazardous Bush administration approach.

Committee Hearing Calls for Direct Talks with North Korea
by Rachel Weise, November 17, 2006
Direct negotiations are clearly not a partisan issue, but the only feasible option to deal with the threat of a nuclear Korean peninsula.

Fix the Nuclear Trade Deal with India
November 15, 2006
A lame duck session is no time to consider the Bush administration's nuclear assistance deal with India. This pact requires more review.

Building an Effective Strategy in Iran
November 14, 2006
U.S. has nothing to lose and everything to gain from entering into direct diplomacy with Iran.

Tough Diplomacy Works: Pyongyang Responds to Sticks and Carrots
by Joseph Cirincione, November 1, 2006
Cirincione argues U.S. must jettison "regime change" rhetoric in favor of proven diplomatic solutions to nuclear proliferation in Northeast Asia.

Practical Alternatives
by Joseph Cirincione, October 20, 2006
But a tough policy of containment directed at North Korea and Iran, and a change of course in Iraq, would do the trick.

The Failure of Regime Change
by Joseph Cirincione, October 16, 2006
Bush foreign policy fails America, but it’s not too late to change course.

Who's Next to Go Nuclear?
by Andrew J. Grotto, October 15, 2006

Stop North Korea Now
by Joseph Cirincione, October 9, 2006
Military, economic, and diplomatic moves must be taken to protect U.S. interests, regional peace, and global nonproliferation.

North Korea Nuclear Timeline
by Rachel Weise, October 9, 2006
Virtually all of North Korea’s nuclear growth has occurred under conservative administrations known for their "strength" on defense.

Kim's Latest Gambit
October 4, 2006
North Korea’s latest nuclear threat, if acted on, would have grave consequences. The Bush administration needs to change course.

Enhancing Biosecurity
September 26, 2006
New bill takes an important step towards countering the twin threats of natural pandemics and biological terrorism.

Time to Talk to Iran
September 19, 2006
Sanctions are needed to get Iran's attention, but negotiations are equally important before considering military action.

How Safe is America from a Terrorist Attack?
September 6, 2006
A bipartisan survey of national security experts says U.S. is less safe now than after 9/11 due to failed Bush administration policies.

Regime Change Won't Work
September 5, 2006
Sanctions may be needed to get Iran's attention, but negotiations are equally important to resolution.

The Stakes are Raised
July 25, 2006

Crib Sheet: North Korea's Missile Tests
by Andrew J. Grotto, July 6, 2006

Biosecurity Action Plan
June 28, 2006

Countering Pandemic Disease and Biological Terrorism
June 22, 2006

Biosecurity Action Plan
by Andrew J. Grotto, June 20, 2006

Nuclear Proliferation Status, 2006
by Joseph Cirincione, June 9, 2006

Missile Crisis?
June 6, 2006

Achieving Biosecurity
May 23, 2006

Containing Pandemic Flu
May 8, 2006

Preventing Toxic Terrorism
April 24, 2006
New report outlines safer alternatives that would prevent a catastrophic chemical release from harming millions of Americans.

Crib Sheet: Iran's Nuclear Ambitions
by Andrew J. Grotto, April 24, 2006

Crib Sheet: Nukes and India
March 14, 2006

Iraq's Hot Properties
by Andrew J. Grotto, September 1, 2005

Sixty Years Later: Hiroshima and the Bomb
by Andrew J. Grotto, August 6, 2005

Sixty Years Later
August 3, 2005

Defusing the Threat of Radiological Weapons
by Andrew J. Grotto, July 27, 2005

The Einstein-Russell Manifesto, 50 Years On
by Jonathan D. Moreno, July 5, 2005

A Korean Primer on Nuclear Anxiety
by Lawrence J. Korb, Peter Ogden, May 31, 2005

Agenda for Security: Controlling the Nuclear Threat
by Andrew J. Grotto, March 3, 2005

Nuclear Bunker-Busters and Article VI of the Non-Proliferation Treaty
by Andrew J. Grotto, February 22, 2005

Bush Failing at Nuclear Security
by Lawrence J. Korb, January 4, 2005

The Road to Nuclear Security
by Lawrence J. Korb, Peter Ogden, December 16, 2004

How to Approach Iran
December 13, 2004

Bring the IAEA Back In
by Max Bergmann, November 23, 2004

Iran, the IAEA and the UN
by Andrew J. Grotto, November 1, 2004

Failing Grades: America's Security Three Years After 9/11
September 9, 2004

Bookmarked 9/11 Commission Report
August 2, 2004

Lack of American Leadership Impeding Nonproliferation Efforts
August 2, 2004

Nonproliferation
June 8, 2004

Toward a Progressive Strategy on North Korea
April 28, 2004

Going Critical: The First North Korean Nuclear Crisis
by Joel S. Wit, Daniel Poneman, Robert L. Gallucci, April 20, 2004

Only Real Negotiations Can Test North Korea
by Ivo H. Daalder, February 24, 2004

Response to President Bush's Speech on WMD Proliferation
February 11, 2004

Statement of Bob Boorstin
February 11, 2004

The Korean Nuclear Crisis: Finding a Solution
February 5, 2004

U.S. Policy and the Iranian Nuclear Question
February 4, 2004

THEN & NOW: Heeding & Ignoring Intel Warnings On Weak WMD Evidence
February 3, 2004

State of the Union: National Security
January 21, 2004

Speedlinking: lowlevel radiation update

Railcars With Radiation Markings Worry Galt Family
News10.net - Sacramento,CA,USA
... turned out to have been concrete and rebar from Sacramento Municipal Utility's former Rancho Seco Nuclear Plant, and contained low-level radiation. ...
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Firm Wants to Process Waste in Tenn.
Houston Chronicle - United States
A Utah nuclear waste company has proposed bringing 20000 tons of low-level radioactive garbage from Italy to Tennessee for processing, burning and recycling ...
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Nuke junk welcome in Utah, guv says
Salt Lake Tribune - United States
At the meeting, energysolutions will describe plans for the Italian waste and presumably explain the company's view that burying low-level waste is no ...
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Uranium Concentrations in Port Hope, Ontario
Government of Canada Newsroom (press release) - Ottawa,ON,Canada
The Low Level Radioactive Waste Management Office of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited is managing this initiative. Health Canada officials will assess the ...
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Blood Flow in Cervical Tumors Can Predict Outcome
HealthNewsDigest.com - New York,NY,USA
The level of red blood cells has long been thought to influence the response of tumors to radiation therapy and chemotherapy. ...
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Do cancers soar with CT scans?
Hindu - Chennai,India
The effect of low level radiation on living beings continues to be controversial (The Hindu, July 14, 2005). ACR declared that certain conclusions and ...
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Google Blogs Alert for: low level radiation

THE CHICKEN BUSINESS John the farmer was in the fertilized egg ...
By JR(JR)
The shortwave radiation entering the climate system depends on the Sun's irradiance and the Earth's reflectance. Often, studies replace the net sunlight by proxy measures of solar irradiance, which is an oversimplification used in ...
GREENIE WATCH - http://antigreen.blogspot.com/

The WiFi Blues
By pel(pel)
Saturating an entire city with WiFi adds to the existing burden of nonionizing radiation. That burden, called electrosmog by some, consists of long-term exposure to low-level concentrations of nonionizing radiation from familiar sources ...
nqcustf - http://xpbxtby.blogspot.com/

Wireless :: RE: is wireless harmful?
By Richard Cardona
Stewart claimed in the programme to have found evidence that low-level radiation from devices such as mobile phones and Wi-Fi could damage health, and called for a review. The claims prompted a council body in north London to call for ...
CapMac Forums - http://www.capmac.org/phpbb2/

Cell Phones Can Damage Your Eyes
By laure(laure)
Mercola's Comment: Electromagnetic field (EMF) radiation from cell phones is a topic that provokes a good deal of controversy. Many experts believe that the radiation is too low-level to cause harm. However, they often base this on an ...
laure - http://lauremontelli.blog.com/

The WiFi Blues
By jyzpzc(jyzpzc)
Saturating an entire city with WiFi adds to the existing burden of nonionizing radiation. That burden, called electrosmog by some, consists of long-term exposure to low-level concentrations of nonionizing radiation from familiar sources ...
ggizjbycitw - http://rfrkywpmwfw.blogspot.com/

Friends of the Earth
By Be Friends(Be Friends)
Low Level Radiation Campaign N-Base - information service on the nuclear industry No new nukes! - opposing construction of new nuclear power stations in the UK Nuclear Control Institute - US centre for preventing nuclear proliferation ...
Help Your Environment - How ? - http://bethefriend.blogspot.com/

Do cancers soar with CT scans?
By Dr.K S Parthasarathy(Dr.K S Parthasarathy)
Low level radiation The American College of Radiology (ACR), the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) and the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) reacted to the NEJM paper with predictable alacrity. ...
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Cellphones can cause eye damage: Dr. Mercola
By Lady Broadoak(Lady Broadoak)
Electromagnetic field (EMF) radiation from cell phones is a topic that provokes a good deal of controversy. Many experts believe that the radiation is too low-level to cause harm. However, they often base this on an examination of ...
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50 Things Youre Not Supposed To Know
By xco(xco)
34 Most Doctors Don't Know the Radiation Level of CAT Scans. 35 Medication Errors Kill Thousands Each Year. 36 Prescription Drugs Kill Over 100000 Annually. 37 Work Kills More People Than War. 38 The Suicide Rate IsHighest Among the ...
Blame It On The Voices - http://blameitonthevoices.blogspot.com/

10 Steps to be Safe from Cell Phone Radiation
By TechDune
Buy a phone with a low SAR (Specific Absorption Rate) : he SAR level is the way to measure the radio frequency of mobile phone. If SAR level is low, it will generate less radiation. So, whenever you purchase your mobile phone see the ...
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Risks of low-level radiation higher than thought - 04 December ...
Radon gas seeping into homes might cause more genetic damage and cancer than anyone realised, says a US team.

Speedlinking: recent depleted uranium posts

Google News Alert for: depleted uranium

Scientists say depleted uranium levels still exist
Capital News 9 - Albany,NY,USA
COLONIE, NY -- NL Industries left in its wake depleted uranium that cost the Army Corps of Engineers nearly $200 million in taxpayer money to clean up. ...
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Uranium found in residents and workers near former National Lead's ...
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
ualbany science professor John Arnason compared depleted uranium laden dust to particles found on battlefields and test ranges where depleted uranium ...
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SP: why did the Netherlands vote against an international enquiry ...
Vlaardingen SP - Belgium
At the same time, the SP will be joined by Labour colleagues in organising a hearing on the effects of depleted uranium on health. ...
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Missing uranium turns up in North Fort Worth residence
Pegasus News - Dallas,TX,USA
3) when a cylinder full of depleted uranium fell off a truck near the Texas Motor Speedway. Police were quickly alerted to the unfortunate mis-location of ...
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The plight of Iraqi refugees
Al-Ahram Weekly - Cairo,Egypt
During the occupation, the atrocities of the US- UK have become only too well known -- cluster bombing, white phosphorus, and the use of depleted uranium. ...
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Radioactive container found in Tarrant County
WFAA - Dallas,TX,USA
They were looking for a device used to X-ray machinery that contained depleted uranium. The device fell off a truck on Monday. After an extensive search, ...
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Google Blogs Alert for: depleted uranium

Box containing depleted uranium found!
By Toni
I mean really, "bounced off the truck"! Can someone explain why this box was being transported in the back of a pickup truck? Box containing depleted uranium found FORT WORTH — A box containing depleted uranium that [...]
Bear Creek Ledger - http://bearcreekledger.com

Fears over Iran's and Syria's nuclear programs may be justified ...
For those who have been asleep to the debate over the controversial use of DU weapons, DU stands for depleted uranium. Depleted uranium is, simply put, the waste material left over from the nuclear fuel rods used in nuclear power plants ...
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Depleted uranium poison from NL site lingers
By CRIMES AND CORRUPTION OF THE NEW WORLD...(CRIMES AND CORRUPTION OF THE NEW WORLD...)
"There's never been a careful study of a population known to be exposed to depleted uranium," said David Carpenter of the Institute for Health and the Environment at UAlbany. "Somebody needs to step in and really answer the question, ...
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Study: Depleted Uranium Clean-Up Incomplete
When the federal government cleaned up depleted uranium on and around the former National Lead Industries site in Colonie, it left some behind.
CBS 6-Albany, New York : Local News - http://www.cbs6albany.com

Decades Later, Residents Still Deal with Repercussions of Uranium ...
Twenty years after the former NL Munitions factory in Colonie closed down, and after the federal government spent $190 million on a clean-up of the site, a new study says some residents and former workers still have depleted uranium in ...
CBS 6-Albany, New York : Local News - http://www.cbs6albany.com

Poison from NL site lingers
New study shows people who lived near or worked at former munitions factory in Colonie have depleted uranium in their bodies.
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911Video.org: Leuren Moret at the 2007 Vancouver 9/11 Truth ...
By Campaign for Cooperation in Space
Leuren Moret at the 2007 Vancouver 9/11 Truth Conference -- "Depleted Uranium: 61 years of Uranium Wars" V911, DU, radiation.
INTERNATIONAL CITIZENS 9/11 WAR... - http://peaceinspace.blogs.com/911/

What Are We Doing To Our Own?
By Holly S.
Bud Deraps, an 82 year old WWII Navy veteran, speaks out against Depleted Uranium - Warning! Graphic Content Submitted by Holly S. to US Politics & Gov't | Note-it! | Add a Comment.
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Gary Brandl, Aussie antiwar protestor, on depleted uranium in Iraq
By stоpwar
Gary has recently been camping out in Parliament Square in solidarity with Brian Haw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cKqMyLZV-8&feature=related.
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SPEEDLINKING: recent depleted uranium links

Crews Find Missing Uranium Box
MyFox Dallas - Dallas,TX,USA
The box reportedly contained depleted uranium from an X-Ray camera used to examine sewer lines. A driver with a company identified as Desert Industrial ...
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Police track down missing uranium in Fort Worth 6:55 AM CT
Dallas Morning News - Dallas,TX,USA
Fort Worth police located a metal cylinder containing depleted uranium early Tuesday morning after a lengthy search. Police began looking for the ...
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Google Blogs Alert for: depleted uranium

Radioactive Container Found
By Temptress
The World Health Organization says depleted uranium is an extremely dense metal that is commonly used as a radiation shield. It has approximately 60 percent of the radiation contained in purified natural uranium.
Photochopz.com - Photoshop forum... - http://www.photochopz.com/forum

Greens, Democrats And Impeachment
By GreenPartyMike Minnesota
materials such as depleted uranium, which causes radioactive contamination of humans (US troops as well as Iraqi civilians) and the environment; white phosphorus, a chemical whose use in warfare is proscribed by international agreement; ...
portland indymedia - newswire - http://portland.indymedia.org/

Depleted Uranium Cover-up in Colonie?
By robinia
You see, my grandparents lived and gardened on Central Ave. in Colonie, right down the street from this plant that, if this article from the UK is correct, spewed depleted uranium around the neighborhood for decades.... depleted uranium ...
the albany project - Front Page - http://www.thealbanyproject.com

Revolution by Any Other Name...
By Timothy V. Gatto(Timothy V. Gatto)
It also encompasses whether or not their children or their grandchildren will be fighting in some nation that is saturated with depleted uranium in order that the defense industries like General Dynamics, Raytheon, Lockheed-Martin and ...
LiberalPro - http://liberalpro.blogspot.com/

More speedlinking ..

pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1242351
Teratogenicity of depleted uranium aerosols: A review from an epidemiological perspective

countercurrents.org/hall230306.htm
Depleted Uranium for Dummies, (Pay attention White Raven)

rak.be/ned/archief/Depleted%20Uranium_bestanden/
DEPLETED%20URANIUM-1-%20INCIDENCE.htm
Epidemiological Study of Basra.

newswithviews.com/Howenstine/james43.htm
US LUNG CANCER EPIDEMIC

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• Securing the Energy Future of the United States: (2001) PDF
  Oil, Nuclear, and Electricity Vulnerabilities and a post-September 11, 2001 Roadmap for Action
  A preliminary report of IEER's energy assessment project
  By Arjun Makhijani, Ph.D.

• Poison in the Vadose Zone: (2001) PDF
  An examination of the threats to the Snake River Plain aquifer from the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory
  By Arjun Makhijani, Ph.D., and Michele Boyd

• Plutonium End Game: (2001) PDF
  Managing Global Stocks of Separated Weapons-Usable Commercial and Surplus Nuclear Weapons Plutonium
  By Arjun Makhijani

• Preliminary Partial Dose Estimates from the Processing of Nuclear Materials at Three Plants during the 1940s and 1950s (2000)
  A study commissioned by USA TODAY newspaper
  By Arjun Makhijani, Bernd Franke, and Hisham Zerriffi

• The Nuclear Alchemy Gamble: (2000)
  An Assessment of Transmutation as a Nuclear Waste Management Strategy
  By Hisham Zerriffi and Annie Makhijani

• Wind Power Versus Plutonium: (1999)
  An Examination of Wind Energy Potential and a Comparison of Offshore Wind Energy to Plutonium Use in Japan
  By Marc Fioravanti

• Dangerous Thermonuclear Quest: (1998)
  The Potential of Explosive Fusion Research for the Development of Pure Fusion Weapons
  By Arjun Makhijani and Hisham Zerriffi

• Fluid inclusion studies of samples from the Exploratory Study Facility, Yucca Mountain, Nevada (1998)
  By Yuri Dublyansky, PhD

• Radiation Exposures in the Vicinity of the Uranium Facility in Apollo, Pennsylvania (1998)
  By Bernd Franke and Arjun Makhijani

• Containing the Cold War Mess: (1997) PDF
  Restructuring the Environmental Management of the U.S. Nuclear Weapons Complex
  By Marc Fioravanti and Arjun Makhijani

• Risky Relapse into Reprocessing: (1996)
  Environmental and Non-Proliferation Consequences of the Department of Energy's Spent Fuel Management Program
  By Noah Sachs

• The Nuclear Power Deception: (1996)
  U.S. Nuclear Mythology from Electricity "Too Cheap to Meter" to "Inherently Safe" Reactors
  By Arjun Makhijani and Scott Saleska
  The book, published in 1999, updates this report.

• The Nuclear Safety Smokescreen: (1996)
  Warhead Safety and Reliability and the Science Based Stockpile Stewardship Program
  By Hisham Zerriffi and Arjun Makhijani

• Tritium: (1996)
  The environmental, health, budgetary, and strategic effects of the Department of Energy's decision to produce tritium.
  By Hisham Zerriffi
  (large file)

• Radioactive and Mixed Waste Incineration (1993)
  By David Kershner, Scott Saleska, and Arjun Makhijani

• Climate Change and Transnational Corporations: Analysis and Trends (1992)
  Prepared by Arjun Makhijani for the United Nations Centre on Transnational Corporations

• Draft Power in South Asian Foodgrain Production: (1990)
  Analysis of the Problem and Suggestions for Policy
  By Arjun Makhijani

• Irradiation of Personnel During Operation Crossroads: (1983) PDF, 3.2MB
  An Evaluation Based on Official Documents
  By Arjun Makhijani and David Albright

• Reports on Radiation, Health, and the Environment

• Reports on the Effects of Nuclear Weapons Testing in the Marshall Islands

• Other Reports

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IEER Fact Sheets

• Fissile Material Basics (Produced with Physicians for Social Responsibility-PSR. 2 pgs.)
• Fissile Material Health & Environmental Dangers (Produced with PSR. 2-pgs.)
• Incineration of Radioactive and Mixed Waste (4 pgs.)
• Physical, Nuclear, and Chemical Properties of Plutonium (4 pgs.)
• Uranium: Its Uses and Hazards (4 pgs.)
• Full list of fact sheets

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IEER Newsletters

• IEER newsletter, Science for Democratic Action.
• IEER's global newsletter, Energy & Security. (Available in Russian, French, Chinese, Japanese, and English.)

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IEER Books (Also be sure to check out EggheadBooks.org!)

• Insurmountable Risks (2006)
  The Dangers of Using Nuclear Power to Combat Global Climate Change

• Manifesto for Global Democracy (2004)
  Two Essays on Imperialism and the Struggle for Freedom

• Rule of Power or Rule of Law? (2003)
  An Assessment of U.S. Policies and Actions Regarding Security-Related Treaties

• Ecology and Genetics (2001)
  An Essay on the Nature of Life and the Problem of Genetic Engineering

• Nuclear Wastelands (2000)
  A Global Guide to Nuclear Weapons Production and Its Health and Environmental Effects

• The Nuclear Power Deception (1999)
  U.S. Nuclear Mythology from Electricity "Too Cheap to Meter" to "Inherently Safe" Reactors

• Fissile Materials in a Glass, Darkly (1995)

• Mending the Ozone Hole (1995)

• High-Level Dollars, Low-Level Sense (1992)

• Plutonium: Deadly Gold of the Nuclear Age (1992)

• Radioactive Heaven and Earth (1991)
  The Health and Environmental Effects of Nuclear Weapons Testing In, On, and Above the Earth

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IEER Op-Eds

• Click here for a list of IEER op-eds

Other Publications

• IEER's Yellow Pages - The technical reference guide for activists, citizens and policy makers on nuclear waste and cleanup issues. (22 pgs.)
• Atomic Audit (Stephen Schwartz, ed., 1998)
  
• De-alerting Russian and U.S. nuclear weapons: A path to reducing nuclear dangers (Arbatov, et al.: Institute of International Economy and Foreign Relations of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 2001)
  

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