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Publications on uranium weapons from ICBUW
ICBUWPrecaution in Practice - challenging the acceptability of depleted uranium weapons
A report for policy-makers and campaigners which judges the acceptability of DU weapons by utilising the structure of common interpretations of the precautionary principle. In doing so it asks whether a precautionary approach should be applied to DU and whether its use could ever be compatible with precautionary values.1 October 2012 - ICBUW
IKV Pax ChristiIn a State of Uncertainty: impact and implications of the use of depleted uranium in Iraq
In a State of Uncertainty seeks to document the extent of Iraq's DU problem 10 years after its second use there during the 2003 invasion. Combining fieldwork, interviews with Iraqi officials and military sources, the report documents the extent of DU use in civilian areas and against non-armoured targets, the difficulties faced by the Iraqi authorities in managing contamination and the risks still posed to Iraqi civilians working in the scrap metal trade.7 March 2013 - ICBUW
CADUManaging Acceptability: UK policy on depleted uranium
Using declassified material, Managing Acceptability provides a historical review of the methods that the UK government has used in seeking to maintain the public acceptability of DU munitions, having recognised very early on in their development that public opposition to the use of DU in conventional weapons would be significant.3 October 2012 - ICBUW
IKV Pax ChristiHazard Aware: Lessons learned from military field manuals on depleted uranium and how to move forward for civilian protection norms.
Hazard Aware analyses the precautionary measures adopted by militaries to reduce their troops' exposure to DU munitions and asks whether these could form the basis for civilian protection norms.2 October 2012 - ICBUW
Overstating the case: an analysis of the utility of depleted uranium in kinetic energy penetrators
A discussion paper analysing claims by the users of depleted uranium munitions that their military effectiveness overules considerations of their health and environmental impact under international law.9 May 2012 - ICBUW
Critique of the European Commission's SCHER risk assessment on depleted uranium
SCHER was mandated to produce its Opinion following 2008’s landslide EP resolution on DU weapons, which called for an EU moratorium. SCHER was specifically requested by the Commission to consider the wealth of new data on DU’s genotoxicity and its implications for human health.23 February 2012 - ICBUW
New ICBUW reportA Question of Responsibility - the legacy of depleted uranium use in the Balkans
A report examining user transparency, the capacity of states to manage depleted uranium contamination and the development of heath studies, seen through the experiences of Bosnia, Serbia and Kosovo.11 October 2010 - ICBUW