U-turn on testing for Balkan soldiers

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A statement from UK Armed Forces Minister John Spellar indicates that military personnel who served in Bosnia and Kosovo, Yugoslavia, will be investigated for contamination from depleted uranium weapons. Spellar emphasized that the government still does not recognize any link between the use of these weapons and health problems being experienced by former military personnel.

Health aspects, Investigations, Soldiers, Uranium, Chemical weapons

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Secrecy, spy satellites and a conspiracy of silence: the disturbing truth about Echelon

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The United States and Britain have been accused by a committee of MEPs of a conspiracy of silence and secrecy over the Echelon spy system. Echelon was set up during the Cold War to gather electronic intelligence.

United States, Government regulation, Other Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities, Espionage Laws Enforcement, International aspects, Political aspects, Law enforcement, Electronic surveillance, Espionage, Reconnaissance satellites, Cold War, 1945-1991

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Bombers smashed bridge, then hit again

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A bridge in Vavarin, Yugoslavia, was destroyed when a missile was dropped by an aircraft, and at least 11 people died, with over 40 injured. The bridge was hit twice, with those seeking to help the initial victims caught in the second attack. Nato argues that civilian casualties are not intentional, and has focused on attempts to develop a peace plan acceptable to both Yugoslav president, Slobodan Milosevic, and to Nato. Meanwhile, Kosovo, Yugoslavia, appears bleak, with sightings of burning villages.

Military aspects, Military policy, War and society, Society, Wars, North Atlantic Treaty Organization

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