Whereas depleted uranium bullets and shells persist in the environment beyond the duration of a battle, and
Whereas uranium-core munitions, considered today’s Agent Orange, indiscriminately expose civilians and combatants to toxic dust that can become lodged in the body irradiating surrounding tissue and can cause genetic defects and cancers, and
Whereas US military personnel and contract employees in Iraq and Afghanistan are exposed to depleted uranium dust,
Therefore be it resolved that the U.S. Congress ceases funding for depleted uranium munitions and curtails sales of uranium-core bullets and shells abroad.
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