There
has been and continues to be a concern regarding
the impact of DU on the environment.
Therefore, if no-one makes a case for the effectiveness of DU on the battlefield,
DU
rounds may become politically unacceptable and thus be deleted from the
arsenal.
The
US was also well aware of thelong-term
dangers of DU contamination, and played
it down, as the following memo and document
make clear
I
believe we should
keep this sensitive issue in mind when action
reports are written."