Product Description
" The Gulf War saw the deployment of countless new weapons. But while the stealth fighter and ""smart"" missiles were in the media spotlight, a less- publicized innovation was a new kind of armor piercing bullet called the DU penetrator. Tipped with depleted uranium from nuclear reactors, they can pierce armor that stops regular bullets, but are they even more dangerous after they have been fired? DEADLY BULLETS examines the case of Carol Picou, whose unit removed wounded soldiers from battlefields where DU bullets were used. Like many Gulf War veterans, Carol now has a mysterious illness, which she thinks was caused by the radioactive slugs. But the U.S. and British governments seem to be covering up the true effects of these weapons and are preparing to sell them abroad. The results could be disastrous. In Iraq today, there is an alarming wave of genetic illnesses Carol and others believe is caused by DU bullets. Weapons are meant to kill, but is it right to develop ones that remain a threat to civilians for thousands of years after the battle? This penetrating program goes to the heart of the controversy surrounding these DEADLY BULLETS. "
