Extract from Pinter speech on 'The Nato Action in Serbia' delivered 25th June 1999

The effect of depleted uranium in the nose of missile shells cannot be precisely measured. Jamie Shea, our distinguished NATO spokesman, would probably say, "Oh come on lads, a little piece of depleted uranium never did anyone any harm". It can be said, however, that Iraqi citizens are still suffering serious effects from depleted uranium after nine years, not to mention the Gulf War syndrome experienced by British and American soldiers. What is known is that depleted uranium leaves toxic and radioactive particles of uranium oxide that endanger human beings and pollute the environment.

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