Good news in the end. The 2007 Italian Financial Bill includes two different amendments proposed by Senator Burgarelli from the Greens and Christian-democrats crossed-party coalition, concerning the allocation of State funds for military troops and civil workers affected by severe pathologies as well as the reclamation of military ranges. The first amendment allows for a 10 million euros allocation in 2007 to be used in favour of military bases workers affected by cancer caused by body exposure to radioactive substances such as Depleted Uranium and nano-particles produced by the fusion or explosion of volatile substances. Mr Burgarelli wanted to stressed that the agreed compensation is aimed both to workers as to residents of neighbouring areas living around the military bases and must be considered as the "first" refund for moral and material damages granted to the many health victims of the past few years. (MORE) http://www.rivistaonline.com/Rivista/ArticoliPrimoPiano.aspx?id=3177
This is important for the Italian Government to address this issue. Sardinia has the third highest diabetes rates in the world after #1 the Marshall
Islands (US bomb testing), and #2 Finland (Arctic bomb testing by Russia).
UPDATE
Uranium 'killing Italian troops'
Italian soldiers are still dying following exposure to depleted uranium in the wars in Bosnia and Kosovo, their relatives say.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6247401.stm
This is important for the Italian Government to address this issue. Sardinia has the third highest diabetes rates in the world after #1 the Marshall
Islands (US bomb testing), and #2 Finland (Arctic bomb testing by Russia).
UPDATE
Uranium 'killing Italian troops'
Italian soldiers are still dying following exposure to depleted uranium in the wars in Bosnia and Kosovo, their relatives say.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6247401.stm