Scotland's SNP leader raises alarm over depleted uranium

Scotsman.com: Alex Salmond attacked Labour and the Conservatives yesterday over the firing of depleted uranium shells in south-west Scotland.

The SNP leader claimed Labour had a "nuclear obsession" and he accused Peter Duncan, the shadow Scottish secretary, of being "asleep at his post" over concerns about the MoD's Dundrennan firing range at Kirkcudbright.

Mr Salmond published a letter written to him by Adam Ingram, the armed forces minister, admitting that a report into the MoD "training area" at Kirkcudbright concluded that four "essentially complete DU [depleted uranium] penetrators" had been recovered there.

Mr Salmond said: "If you thought depleted uranium was only a problem on the battlefields of Iraq, think again - depleted uranium is an issue here in Scotland.

"I want to know what action the MoD has taken to trace particles and what action they plan to make sure no more military uranium finds its way on to this beautiful stretch of Scottish coast." Link