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Former soldiers say depleted uranium has left them ill, but report, experts say there’s no link

Scientists and veterans square off over whether depleted uranium is causing ex-soldiers’ serious health issues.
 

Some veterans say exposure to depleted uranium while on tour in the Gulf War and the Balkans has left them chronically ill, but a new government study and other experts say there is no link, leaving MPs at the House Veterans Affairs Committee perplexed and searching for a way to help the ...

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