While there seemed to be agreement between local experts and foreign respondents about the danger of dust resulting from depleted uranium to health and the environment, this matter does not seem to be self-evident in the global debate. The debate about uranium is greatly influenced by the political tendencies of each party and divides the world into two trends: one trend dominated by official bodies, especially the governments of major countries and their armies, and it denies any effects of uranium on health. On the other hand, another group of independent experts and activists in the field of limiting the use of uranium in weapons confirms that the fine dust resulting from the burning of uranium causes a wide range of symptoms and diseases, not the least of which is cancer. The former director of the Pentagon's depleted uranium program, Dr. Doug Rock, accuses the US Army of "betraying" its soldiers in Iraq by "failing to acknowledge the health disadvantages of uranium." A report published by the Associated Press on August 13 spoke of strange cases affecting American soldiers in Iraq and their filing of lawsuits against the American army due to their exposure to depleted uranium. The army, on the other hand, does not deny the use of uranium, but it denies that this material has any negative effects.<br />In Lebanon, the situation seems different, as the Director General of the Lebanese Atomic Energy Commission, Dr. Bilal Nsouli, confirms that “the danger of depleted uranium does not lie in its radiation, but rather in the fact that it is a heavy metal and its dust resulting from combustion can enter the lungs and cause cancers in the future.” He adds that “the dust rising from buildings when removing rubble may be more dangerous than the supposed uranium.”<br />For his part, an American doctor specializing in radiation, who has conducted several studies on the effects of uranium on health, points out the need to be alert to a group of symptoms that may indicate uranium contamination. But these symptoms are not only specific to exposure to the dust of this element, but may result from many other diseases that have nothing to do with uranium. The only important point when looking at these symptoms is whether they affect more than one person in the same area. In this case, there may be room to talk about uranium poisoning. He enumerates: coughing; Skin rash; Kidney problems, such as blood in the urine, high urine volume, a burning sensation during urine, and kidney stones; A wide range of neurological symptoms such as blurred vision, severe headache, dizziness, partial loss of memory, and an abnormal sensation of numbness or burning in the body; chronic fatigue; Swelling in different areas of the body.<br />Day Williams points out that the danger of any uranium contamination will not remain limited to Lebanon, but may also affect neighboring countries such as Syria and Jordan, especially the Golan Heights areas, in addition to Israel if the winds take a west-east direction. Uranium dust is easily transmitted through the air, so there is a need to know the direction of the wind during and after the bombing to determine the most affected places. A rise in the percentage of uranium in the air in the United Kingdom was recorded during the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan. It is noteworthy that the Cypriot newspaper Cypress Mail recently said that the Air Quality Monitoring Center in Cyprus monitors daily any potential radiation and has not yet recorded any change in the quality of air.<br />Health risks of uranium:<br />The importance of contributing uranium is highlighted in influencing the causes of intake at doses, and is less representative of the contributions of non-contributing uranium. All studies have shown that inhalation of harmless uranium compounds can cause damage to the mission.<br />