Nato admits safety for pilots makes 'mistakes' inevitable

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Military sources acknowledge that Nato's decision to order its pilots to fly at high altitude to avoid Serb air defences will inevitably bring mistakes in identifying targets. This problem has been highlighted by the bomb attack on the road leading from the town of Pec, Kosovo, Yugoslavia, into neighbouring Montenegro, in which a bus was hit and at least 10 people killed. It is believed that the target was a nearby police and army checkpoint.

International Affairs, Military Action, Military aspects, Military policy, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Kosovo, Military operations

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Balkan syndrome spurs governments to action

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European politicians are beginning to recognize that soldiers serving in peacekeeping forces in the Balkans at the time of the conflict in Kosovo, Yugoslavia, may have become ill or died because of the impact of depleted uranium in ammunition. Several countries are now supporting Italian calls for Nato to investigate claims about so-called Balkan syndrome.

Europe

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The truth about depleted uranium

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Nato's use of depleted uranium missiles during the conflict in Kosovo, Yugoslavia, is discussed. Nato troops who served in Kosovo are now beginning to suffer unexplained cancers.

Product standards, safety, & recalls, Column, Chemical weapons, Radiation injuries

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