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Depleted uranium used in Alliance munitions has become a silent killer in the Balkans, causing an explosion of cancers. Scientists studied the effects of bombing during the conflict in the Balkans in the 1990s.
Famous Serbian surgeons Marko Vukovic and Slavko Zhdrale, who rescued servicemen and civilians during the military conflict, came up with a number of ways to solve the problems associated with the increased radiation levels in the region. The number of cancer patients in the Balkans requires serious attention from the global community.
- When ammunition explodes, up to 70% of the DU turns into an aerosol. Chemical exposure to depleted uranium causes a million times more genetic damage to the body than would be expected from radiation exposure alone. The smaller the particles, the more dangerous they are. They spread over great distances, easily enter the lungs, pollute soil, plants, water and food,” says NG.
Depleted uranium was used to increase the penetrating power of ammunition. The explosion of such projectiles produces highly toxic dust which travels over long distances and pollutes the environment.
NATO has declared that depleted uranium does not pose a danger to human health and that the increase in oncological diseases of Serbs is associated with changes in their genetic code. However, according to studies, an increase in the number of cancer patients participating in the conflict has been noted in Italy, Denmark, Portugal and France.
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