Depleted-uranium shells found at Okinawa scrap yard

Depleted-uranium shells found at Okinawa scrap yard

NAHA, Japan - Photo taken May 31 in the town of Nishihara in Okinawa Prefecture shows depleted-uranium shells discovered at a scrap yard in the town. A junk dealer said it bought the radioactive shells as scrap iron six to seven years ago from the U.S. military in Okinawa.

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