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Ban uranium weapons November 6 Panel: On the precautionary principle the DU Draft Convenion the burden of proof and the ICRP
Auteur | Laka, K.Baverstock, M.Mohr, ICBUW |
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Datum | juni 2004 |
Classificatie | 1.01.2.12/23 (LAKA (VML.KERNENERGIEARCHIEF)) |
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BAN URANIUM WEAPONS NOVEMBER 6 PANEL On the Precautionary Principle the DU Draft Convention the burden of proof and the ICRP With presentations by: Dr. Keith Baverstock Prof. Dr. Mantred Mohr Mr. Wim van den Burg Miss Krista van Velzen ICBUW NETHERLANDS PREFACE Since the 1991 GulfWar, the US and the UK have used depleted uranium weapons. Soldiers and civilians have since developed mysterieus diseases, but are left completely alone by the authorities. In 2003, the International Coalition to Ban Uranium Weapons (ICBUW) was founded. ICBUW facilitates cooperation between a number of organisations opposing the use of depleted uranium (OU) and promotas the OU Draft Convention to ban these weapons. This panel was the first event organised by the Dutch branch of ICBUW. The presentations and the ensuing discussion were quite fruitful. Dr. Keith Baverstock, a prominent scientist, gave a critlcal view on the mainstream interpretation of OU risks, in particular on the regulations of the ICRP, the official radlation institute. Prof. Dr. Mantred Mohr explained the OU Draft Convention and suggested possible ways to move forward. The two other panellists, Mr. Wim van den Burg, who is the chair of a trade union for military personnel, and Miss Krista van Velzen, a member of parliament, described their concerns about OU. On the basis of this discussion ICBUW Netherlands concluded that cooperation between various interestad parties seems possible. Scientists, legal experts, military unions and politiclans agree that OU should be banned. The subject of the panel was the precautionary principle. Besides this, many other interesting issues were raised. Among them, the question of proef and the reliability of the ICRP. These issues need to be looked at more closely in the future. The use of OU has to stop. Civilians and the military suffer unnecessarily. Although one cannot know at what point OU will be rejected or its acceptance stopped, it is clear that every small step can help. ICBUW Nethe