12-02-2012, 04:43 AM
quote:The key word is "poisoned". Uranium is incredibly toxic, as a substance, much like mercury and lead. That has nothing to do with its slight radioactivity. Everyone assumes that because it's used in nuclear bombs that produce radiation, uranium must be highly radioactive itself. It isn't.
Originally posted by rainyjim
How much ? According to the department of defense that's be 60% of uranium a usual radioactivity - seems like a lot to me and I really doubt bananas could poison the way DU ammo poisoned troops in both the Gulf and Kosovo "wars"