To: JHBowden
Uranium in itself is only weakly radioactive. This should be a complete non-story. Yeah but most people don't know this. They hear "Uranium" and think Chernobyl or nuclear bomb.
39 posted on
12/21/2006 9:01:54 PM PST by
COEXERJ145
(Bush Derangement Syndrome Has Reached Pandemic Levels on Free Republic.)
To: COEXERJ145
True. Which is why Boeing, et al, don't advertise the fact that depleted uranium is used in fairly large chunks to balance the control surfaces on every commercial airplane. Folks simply would not understand the difference between depleted and weapons grade. Same deal with 30mm shells.
To: COEXERJ145
Yeah but most people don't know this. They hear "Uranium" and think Chernobyl or nuclear bomb And don't bother checking their old dishes to see if they have any Fiesta-ware :)
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