Republika Srpska (RS) has announced its first lawsuits pursued against NATO. The class action is based on the claim to recover compensation for harm to life and health caused by depleted uranium bombings that took place in 1995.
400 Italian soldiers who were exposed to DU in the Balkans had since died from cancer, and another 8,000 were suffering from the disease. They interviewed the lawyer at the centre of the litigation, Angelo Tartaglia, who urged Britain to “think about the risks and the consequences” of supplying Ukraine with DU shells. Tartaglia said:…
Italian veterans may be winning compensation for their wartime exposure, but Phil Miller reports the British army insists it is safe to supply Ukraine with the toxic tank shells.
By Phil Miller
Declassified UK
More than 300 Italian veterans who developed cancer after being exposed to depleted ur
In recent years hundreds of Italian military personnel have died while thousands more have taken sick from conditions potentially linked to depleted uranium. Some MEPs are now calling for a full ban.
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