PART 2: George Angus Parker's comments
My name is George Angus Parker. I am a British Gulf Veteran.
The above warning issued by Professor Doug Rokke is a chilling reminder that war is nothing more than a monument to the incompetence of politicians and their advisors. His concerns regarding the misuse of depleted nuclear waste (Depleted Uranium - DU) as a weapon of conventional warfare are those of a very knowledgeable scientist, who has witnessed and made actual measurements to support his assertions. As evidence of that fact the reader should be aware that many of the documents and training films pertaining to depleted uranium munitions currently used by the US and UK armed forces, were produced by him and members of his team.
None of his measurements and reports of actual contamination should have been news to the US or UK authorities. They had known for many years that using depleted uranium ammunition would lead to considerable contamination of both the environment and mankind. As early as the 1940's powdered uranium was considered for use against German agricultural and industrial targets as an area contamination/denial weapon. The idea was a product of the Manhattan Project headed by J. R. Oppenheimer. It was abandoned because of the obvious long-term health consequences for the civilian population and the environment.
My name is George Angus Parker. I am a British Gulf Veteran.
The above warning issued by Professor Doug Rokke is a chilling reminder that war is nothing more than a monument to the incompetence of politicians and their advisors. His concerns regarding the misuse of depleted nuclear waste (Depleted Uranium - DU) as a weapon of conventional warfare are those of a very knowledgeable scientist, who has witnessed and made actual measurements to support his assertions. As evidence of that fact the reader should be aware that many of the documents and training films pertaining to depleted uranium munitions currently used by the US and UK armed forces, were produced by him and members of his team.
None of his measurements and reports of actual contamination should have been news to the US or UK authorities. They had known for many years that using depleted uranium ammunition would lead to considerable contamination of both the environment and mankind. As early as the 1940's powdered uranium was considered for use against German agricultural and industrial targets as an area contamination/denial weapon. The idea was a product of the Manhattan Project headed by J. R. Oppenheimer. It was abandoned because of the obvious long-term health consequences for the civilian population and the environment.