Well at least Australian troops won't have to worry about dying from radiation poisoning from their own weapons. Instead they can die from radiation poisoning from their opponent's weapons. Or the weapons themselves, since they have no DU armor.

Considering that they just sold the lepod tanks they had after 20+ years of service and they had never see action. it seems unlikely that they will have to face that danger at all....

Being exposed to Depleted Uranium can cause a multitude of health risks, but radiation is not one of them.

Depleted Uranium is about 0.6 as radioactive as natural Uranium. So hanging around granite buildings will probably be more of a radioactive hazard than being around DU.

The amount of Alpha Radiation emitted from DU is pretty small. Inhaling large amounts of DU dust can have a significant radiological effect on a human.

What is gonna get you is the toxicity of Depleted Uranium. DU affects your immune system, neurological system, causes cancer (especially Leukemia), and it that aint enough, causes birth defects so the joy is shared with your unborn children.

The WHO states that the safe daily exposure to Depleted Uranium (specifically soluble Uranium Salts) is 0.5 µg/kg body weight. That is an itty bitty amount.

So DU is a killer, but it is not the radiation that will kill you, it is the toxicity that will kill you.

Of course when you are dead, this becomes a moot point. :nope:

Did not know that, interesting stuff. Which kinda goes towards explaining why they aren't even rarer than they are now. Or are they a lot more common than one typically hears?

And thank goodness for that. :yep:

That's the problem - politicians are getting into the mindset that they will never be attacked, nor need to guard against invasion. Guess when the best time is to attack a country? Without a simple DU round, you may be up sh*t creek!

-S

Why is it that when I make a stupid joke like this, it seems to be taken seriously?

I learned a long time ago UL that on this board everything is taken seriously. Smileys can help some but don't work 100% of the time. Some people are just determined to be insulted.

Big oops! I thought you were serious! Oh! That is not me! Phew! :D http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/images/icons/icon10.gif

-S

Use of the ;) ;) ;) emoticon or :-j often helps in conveying a message in jest.

I like my green guy with the teeth! :up: I always post that on a joke thread.

-S