In the meantime, the United Nations has taken samples from 11 of 112 possible sites in Kosovo where uranium-depleted ammunition hit targets.

CNN: Margaret Lowrie

Gail Norris, of Whitefield, Greater Manchester, believes her son Alan Joy's death may have been due to contact with depleted uranium (DU) ammunition during the time he served in the Balkans from 1996.

BBC: Fury at uranium cancer denial

In 1999, the forces accidentally fired 263 rounds of ammunition tipped with depleted uranium, violating US law.

BBC: Puerto Rico: US army drills 'did not cause illnesses'