标题:Depleted uranium found in Gaza victims 04/01/2009 11:17:00 PM GMT Medics tell Press TV they have found traces of depleted uranium in some Gazan residents wounded in Israel's ground offensive into the strip. Norwegian medics told Press TV correspondent Akram al-Sattari that some of the victims who have been wounded since Israel began its attacks on the Gaza Strip on December 27 have traces of depleted uranium in their bodies. The report comes after Israeli tanks and troops swept across the border into Gaza on Saturday night, opening a ground operation after eight days of intensive attacks by Israeli air and naval forces on the impoverished region. Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak warned on Sunday that the wide-ranging ground offensive in the Gaza Strip would be "full of surprises." A ground offensive in the densely-populated Gaza is expected to drastically increase the death toll of the civilian population. The latest assaults bring the number of Palestinians killed to over 488 with 2790 others wounded. The UN says that about 25 percent of the casualties were civilian deaths - including at least 34 children. According to Israeli army officials, at least 30 of its soldiers have been wounded since the start of the ground campaign. Amid global condemnation of the ongoing violence in the region, the UN Security Council failed to agree on a united approach to resolve the crisis. " Once again, the world is watching in dismay the dysfunctionality of the Security Council," UN General Assembly chief Miguel d'Escoto said Sunday. According to diplomatic sources, the US blocked a Security Council resolution, with US Deputy Ambassador Alejandro Wolff arguing that an official statement that criticizes both Israel and Hamas would not be helpful. The White House has so far declined to comment on whether an Israeli ground incursion into Gaza is a justified measure. Source: Press TV http://www.aljazeera.com/news/articles/34/Depleted_uranium_found_in_Gaza_victims.html 贫化铀弹（Depleted uranium ammunition）又称衰变铀弹或者是耗弱铀弹。是指弹体使 用以核能发电所产生出的核废料贫化铀为主原料的合金所制作出的弹头。 由於在实战、 演习、射击训练时，贫化铀粉末会扩散到自然环境中，而贫化铀是具有化学毒性的重金属 ，同时也是放射性物质，所以使用贫化铀弹的正当性也引起争议。 贫化铀的密度约19，是铁（约8）的2.5倍、铅（约 11）的1.7倍，所以使用贫化铀合金在 炮弹等兵器上，可使炮弹得到较大的动能。贫化铀主要用来制作攻击坦克等装甲战车的炮 弹。钨合金也可以作为是攻击战车用炮弹的原料，但虽然其密度与贫化铀接近，在命中装 甲板时，弹头尖端会变形成蘑菇状趋钝。而贫化铀弹头命中装甲版时，会因为自锐现象而 更趋锐利。因此贫化铀弹头较相同质量的钨弹具有更强穿透力。 另外由於铀元素的融点1132℃偏低，所以子弹命中时，容易因为摩擦热而熔解、飞散，而 飞散产生的气胶被空气中的氧气氧化又会燃烧。因此，使用贫化铀还能够造成子弹命中後 的烧灼效果。因此贫化铀不只能够提供对战车炮弹的高贯通力，可说其确实是作为弹头难 能可贵的材料。 1991年的波斯湾战争中，美军实际用来对付伊拉克的战车部队（官方声明用了约300吨） 。 之後，北约多国籍军队介入波士尼亚纷争与科索沃纷争时，也在波士尼亚用了约1万发、 在科索沃用来约3万发的贫化铀弹。 而一般认为2003年3月以後的伊拉克战争中，美国亦大量使用了贫化铀弹。 波湾斯战争後，美军的回国士兵就不少人发生「波斯湾战争症候群」的疾病，有人主张贫 化铀是造成这种疾病的原因之一。另外过去使用到贫化铀弹头的波士尼亚与科索沃等地区 ，白血病的罹患率与畸形儿的出生率都有增加。 http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%B2%A7%E5%8C%96%E9%88%BE%E5%BD%88 新闻来源: (需有正确连结) -- --

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