Weapons & health in AfghanistanOctober 2001-January 2003

• 6,000 + guided weapons, bombs & missiles

• estimated 1/3rd used Hard Target warheadsfor command centres, bunkers, caves.

• average ‘dense metal’ per weapon 500 kg

• 7 scenarios from ‘no uranium’ to worst case scenario 1000+ tons Uranium warheads > widespread contamination. No UNEP survey.

• Fatal epidemics included haemorrhagic fever outof season, fatal coughs with bleeding and highest maternal mortality rate in the world (Reuters etc).

• Sick civilians near bomb targets had 100x normal uranium contamination in urine (www.umrc.net)

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