Tracing how post-conflict depleted uranium contamination was dealt with in Iraq following the 2003 conflict.
In a State of Uncertainty seeks to document the extent of Iraq’s DU problem 10 years after its second use there during the 2003 invasion. Combining fieldwork, interviews with Iraqi officials and military sources, the report documents the extent of DU use in civilian areas and against non-armoured targets, the difficulties faced by the Iraqi authorities in managing contamination and the risks still posed to Iraqi civilians working in the scrap metal trade.
