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A Double-Edged Weapon
Controversy grows over depleted uranium, an armament whose side-effects may harm soldier and civilian alike
Filip Horvat SABA for TIME
Kosovar children play war games in the ruins of Yugoslav army tank destroyed by NATO planes in 1999. While shells tipped with depleted uranium may have caused dozens of cases of leukemia among peacekeepers serving in the Balkans, its effects on the civilians of the region is still unknown