1.   Defence minister Rudolf Scharping is under pressure over the use of weapons containing depleted uranium in the Balkans.

2.   Arafat also reiterated, with great emotion, his charge that Israel is using ammunition that contains depleted uranium.

3.   Cooper said one problem confronting the technology is public antipathy to anything containing uranium.

4.   He added his now frequent accusation that the Israelis have been using ammunition that contains depleted uranium, which the Israelis deny.

5.   Ground water moves through rock containing uranium, which releases radon into the water.

6.   He said the initial findings did not show an increased level of radioactivity from any bombs containing depleted uranium, as was feared.

7.   In my view, weapons containing depleted uranium should be among the first considered for such a ban.

8.   Italy has been in the forefront of pressing for a moratorium on the weapons, which are anti-tank shells that contain depleted uranium.

9.   Military action against Yugoslavia included extensive use of weapons containing depleted uranium.

10.   The department said it may need to take back the fuel because it contains enriched uranium, material that can be converted into nuclear weapons.