The first in a series of programs about the
NUCLEAR DANGERS
we allow in our own communities,
sponsored by the
Appalachian Peace Education Center
Depleted Uranium (DU) Weapons Production
featuring Linda Cataldo Modica
When?
Tuesday, February 7th, 7:00 pm
Where?
Washington County Library, Abingdon
Link to the Facebook Event:
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| Aerojet Ordnance Tennessee |
Aerojet Ordnance Tennessee, a US Army weapons contractor located in rural Telford just outside of Jonesborough, is one of the largest manufacturers of depleted uranium weapons in the country.
This production in East Tennessee threatens the health of workers at the plant and people who live near the plant while it threatens our soldiers and those living in war zones.
This program will highlight the dangers of DU to noncombatants in war zones as well as to those living close to their production and will describe the campaign to end the production of uranium weapons at Aerojet.
Linda Cataldo Modica has been working with the Christian Peacemaker Team’s Depleted Uranium Campaign for several years and has helped to identify offsite DU (a radioactive heavy metal that is both neurotoxic and mutagenic) contamination of the soil, water and sediment around Aerojet.
