Afghanistan War IEDs Cause Surge In Double Amputees Among U.S. War Wounded

In early 2004, the UK Pensions Appeal Tribunal Service attributed birth defect claims from a February 1991 Gulf War combat veteran to depleted uranium poisoning. Children of British soldiers who fought in wars in which depleted uranium ammunition was used are at greater risk of suffering genetic diseases such as congenital malformati­ons, commonly called "birth defects," passed on by their fathers. In a study of U.K. troops, "Overall, the risk of any malformati­on among pregnancie­s reported by men was 50% higher in Gulf War Veterans (GWV) compared with Non-GWVs."
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