"Depleted" Uranium is one of the densest materials known to man; As such, the United States uses it for bullets and tank armor. According to the WHO, normal civil or military use of depleted uranium is unlikely to lead to serious health problems. However, depleted uranium remains nonetheless a weakly radioactive, and chemically toxic metal. <ref>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/07/050724094117.htm</ref><ref>http://web.ead.anl.gov/uranium/guide/depletedu/health/index.cfm</ref><ref>http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs257/en/</ref> | "Depleted" Uranium is one of the densest materials known to man; As such, the United States uses it for bullets and tank armor. According to the WHO, normal civil or military use of depleted uranium is unlikely to lead to serious health problems. However, depleted uranium remains nonetheless a weakly radioactive, and chemically toxic metal. <ref>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/07/050724094117.htm</ref><ref>http://web.ead.anl.gov/uranium/guide/depletedu/health/index.cfm</ref><ref>http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs257/en/</ref> |