I would have to agree with you that we should have to test to see if somthing is harmful before we use it and It is my experines with ammo and the eviromental laws controling the training areas on marine bases, and beleive me there are alot of them, The DU rounds have been tested for their inpact on the wildlife. Twenty nine palms marine base,known to us that have been their as the stumps, Has monitoring equipment all over the traininng and firing ranges for things just like this. I just find it effencive that people think the military and its personal have no concerns for the world we live in and bad mouth us all the time. What is the military? Its a group of your freinds,family,and neigbors. People we all know, as made clear by the good bye post to a few of the members of this board over the last few days. Some groups use the military as a scape goat for many thing and try to turn the american people aginst us as if we are not american people are selves but some evil empire that exsit independently for the rest of us.
Remember that training has to happen somewhere or are people will not be able to defend them selves in combat. Does any one know what type of weapons system the navy is firing out their?? does anyone know where the steelhead are? well this is a fishing board.