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Depleted uranium petition and fact sheet - To the NZ House of Representatives: "that the House emulate the Belgian Parliament's decision of 22 March 2007 by prohibiting in New Zealand the manufacture, use, storage, sale, acquisition, supply and transit of inert munitions and armour that contain depleted uranium [DU] or any other industrially manufactured uranium" - this petition closed in 2009. The Report of the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Select Committee, 29 June 2009, on the petition is available here.
This page is currently archived, for up to date information see International Coalition to Ban Uranium Weapons and Campaign Against Depleted Uranium.
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Stop killing the people of Iraq
- TV Not Concerned by Cluster Bombs or DU - "That's just the way life is in Iraq", FAIR, 6 May 2003
- Gulf War Syndrome soldier wins claim, Robert Verkaik, 6 May 2003
- Troops to get mass screening for early signs of war illness, Jo Revill, 4 May 2003
- Reflections on War: the Immediate and Long-Term Effects of Modern Weapons, Commander Robert Green, Anzac Day 25 April 2003
- Uranium hazard prompts cancer check on troops - MoD heeds warning from scientists despite reassurances from Hoon on radiation risk, Paul Brown, 25 April 2005
- When the dust settles: depleted uranium may be far more dangerous than previously thought - and we could be dealing with the fallout for many generations to come, Ian Sample and Nic Fleming, 17 April 2003
- Scientists urge shell clear-up to protect civilians - Royal Society spells out dangers of depleted uranium, Paul Brown, 17 April 2003
- US rejects Iraq DU clean-up, Alex Kirby, 14 April 2003
- Gulf War Syndrome, The Sequel - 'People Are Sick Over There Already', Steven Rosenfeld, 8 April 2003
- US forces' use of depleted uranium weapons is 'illegal', Neil Mackay, 30 March 2003
- Depleted Uranium Contaminates Bosnia-Herzegovina - 'Depleted Uranium in Bosnia and Herzegovina Post-Conflict Environmental Assessment', UNEP, 25 March 2003
- US to use depleted uranium, BBC, 18 March 2003
- Veterans warn Canadian military at risk of Gulf War Syndrome, CBC News, 9 March 2003
- Toxic ammo is tested in fish areas - US Navy uses depleted uranium in coast waters; activists may go to court, Larry Johnson, 9 February 2003
- Uranium contamination in Afghanistan, UMRC, January 2003
- Troops in Gulf to use depleted uranium shells, Ian Bruce, 22 January 2003
- Iraq links cancers to uranium weapons - US likely to use arms again in war, Robert Collier, 13 January 2003
- Afghanistan: The Nuclear Nightmare Starts, Davey Garland, 3 January 2003
- Iraqi cancers, birth defects blamed on US depleted uranium, Larry Johnson, 12 November 2002
- UNEP identifies DU Risks in Bosnia-Herzegovina, UNEP, 11 November 2002
- US Used More DU Weapons in Afghanistan Than in Persian Gulf War, Dr. Asef Dracovic, 9 November 2002
- CADU Calls for Blair to Commit to no Future Use of Depleted Uranium Weapons in Iraq in Face of Unresolved Gulf War Deaths and Illnesses, CADU, 16 October 2002
- Hazards of Uranium weapons in Afghanistan, Dai Williams, updated 13 october 2002
- US Patents confirm uranium warheads, Dai Williams, 13 October 2002
- Veterans Association Report Confirms Massive Delayed Gulf War Casualties, 10 October 2002
- Toxic Jihad: Our Hidden Bombs, Heather Wokusch, 30 September 2002
- Hazards of suspected uranium weapons in the proposed war on Iraq, Dai Williams, 27 September 2002
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Depleted uranium causing illness, Nic Fleming & Mark Townsend, 12 August 2002
- US Dirty Bombs: Radioactive Shells Spiked with Plutonium, John LaForge, 9 July 2002
- Inquiry gives fresh hope to Gulf veterans: Commission flies in to hear evidence of British troops' disabilities and increase pressure on Government, Kamal Ahmed, 16 June 2002
- Court makes landmark ruling on Gulf war syndrome, Nikki Tait and Alexander Nicoll, 24 May 2002
- Malaysian soldiers blame lung and kidney ailments on Balkans stint, IRNA, 17 May 2002
- Depleted uranium in bunker bombs: America's big dirty secret, Le Monde Diplomatique, March 2002
- Lie of the millennium? Damning evidence of the lethal trail left by depleted uranium in
Iraq and Kosovo is piling up, Felicity Arbuthnot, 21 March 2002
- Six deaths this week in Vieques, Committee for the Rescue and Development of Vieques, 26 February 2002
- Many Gulf vets file for disability, AP report, 17 February 2002
- Depleted Uranium Weapons and Acute Post- War Health Effects: An IPPNW Assessment, 19 February 2001
- Mystery Metal Nightmare in Afghanistan, Dai Williams, 12 February 2002
- NZ supports halt to DU munitions use, PMA/Matt Robson, 8 February 2001
- UN Staff Warned to Steer Clear of Depleted Uranium, 17 January 2001
- Are the Governments of Nato Guilty of Committing a Heinous War Crime?, Robert Fisk, 17 January 2001
- DU Ammunition is Good for You, 17 January 2001
- DU Letter to the Editor, John Head, 12 January 2001
- DU: Some NATO Countries Reject Moratorium, UN, 11 January 2001
- Ministry of Truth: DU - shoot first, ask questions later, George Monbiot, 11 January 2001
- Depleted Uranium Whitewash, CADU, 10 January 2001
- Climbdown on Gulf war syndrome, 9 January 2001
- Information on DU ammunition, PMA, 9 January 2001
- Calls for inquiry into the firing of depleted uranium shells in Britain, Cahal Milmo, 8 January 2001
- Uranium Ammunition Used in Britain and Vieques, Mikica Petrovic, 7 January 2001
- Opinion re DU ammunition, Andreas Toupadakis, 7 January 2001
- Ban depleted uranium, IAC, 7 January 2001
- Allies 'told in 1991 of uranium cancer risks', 7 January 2001
- Radiation From Balkan Bombing Alarms Europe, Marlise Simons 7 January 2001
- MoD knew of ammo risks for 10 years, 6 January 2001
- Is NATO killing soldiers?, 6 January 2001
- UN finds radioactivity at NATO bomb sites in Kosovo, Irwin Arieff, 5 January 2001
- CBS News says: Maybe Iraq Is Right, 5 January 2001
- Gulf uranium warning failed to reach troops, Guardian, 1 December 2000
- Tests show Gulf War Victims have Uranium Poisoning, 3 September 2000
- NATO Admits To Use Of Radioactive Munitions in Yugoslavia, Julie Hyland, 5 May 2000
- 'Depleted uranium': A tale of poisonous denial, Robert James Parsons 1 May 2000
- NATO Criticised over Uranium Rounds, 22 April 2000
- NATO used DU during Kosovo conflict, UNEP, 21 March 2000
- NATO confirms DU used in the Balkans, 21 March 2000
- DU testing for Canada's Gulf War Vets, 2 March 2000
- Puerto Ricans to join Scottish US fight (29/2/2000)
- Stop bombing Puerto Rica! (18/2/2000)
- Review of depleted uranium health evidence (25/1/2000)
- Royal Society investigates effects of depleted uranium (24/1/2000)
- International Action Center sends delegation to Vieques, Puerto Rico (19/10/99)
- Puerto Rico - NRC to check Vieques Island (14/1/2000)
- Further Evidence on Relation between DU and Malignancies in Children, Basra University, 2000
- Gulf War Illnesses `Real' - By Thomas D. Williams (30/11/99)
- Iraqi child cancers link to Gulf War weapons (30/11/99)
- Depleted Uranium: agent orange of the 90's (24/11/99)
- Gulf War veterans 'made ill by smell of battle' (15/11/99)
- Bush Seeks Better Care for Veterans (3/11/99)
- DU - Gulf War veterans (3/11/99)
- Campaign against DU News, Autumn 1999 (15/9/99)
- Yugoslavia - Depleted uranium study 'shows clear damage' (27/8/99)
- U.N. checks fallout of NATO bombs on
Yugoslavia (24/8/99)
- Depleted Uranium Resolution - Belgian Greens and Canadian NDP (17/8/99)
- Protests against US Navy in Puerto Rico (24/7/99)
- Resource - Depleted Uranium (15/6/99)
- Depleted Uranium - New Scientist (13/6/99)
- Update - NATO, DU Weapons (6/4/99)
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