The war in Yugoslavia has been over for 20 years, but the consequences are still there – and destruction is not the only one. In this war, as in many others, uranium ammunition was used, mostly in the last days before the end of the conflict, when the defeat of the Serbian army was already clearly visible.  Read more … 2nd International Symposium „Consequences of the Bombing of the Former Yugoslavia with Depleted Uranium 1999“

Everyting is interconnected : armed conflicts – human rights violation – environmental pollution – climate change – social injustice..….  Read more … CLIMATE CHANGE and the responsibility of the Military

We are happy to announce the official start of our new international online portal www.icbuw.eu. This site is now the German and English continuation and summary of the previous ICBUW websites.   Read more … Welcome to our new ICBUW website!

The following recent studies address the various effects of DU in the fields of health and environmental damage. The studies illustrate not only acute health risks to humans and the environment but also long-term consequences of contact with DU.   Read more … Three more studies on DU

As part of the (not UN-mandated and thus illegal) NATO operation „Allied Forces“ from March 24 to June 6, 1999, uranium ammunition was used in areas of former Yugoslavia. Especially now, 20 years later, the extent of the damage done shows.  Read more … 20 years later: Victims of NATO-mission in the Balkans must finally be helped

The journalists Marius Muenstermann, Tatjana Mischke and Christian Werner of Buzzfeed News Germany spent six years studying the consequences of uranium weapons in the Balkans. They spoke with army representatives, soldiers, relatives, scientists, doctors, politicians and international lawyers.  Read more … New Buzzfeed article on DU

NATO bombarded Serbia, Kosovo, Montenegro and Bosnia-Herzegovina in 1999 as part of the “Allied Forces” operation violating international law. The NATO forces used armor-piercing and bunker-breaking uranium ammunition. It consists of depleted uranium, which is chemically toxic and radioactive.  Read more … Invitation for the event „The bombing of former Yugoslavia with Uranium Ammunition 20 years later“ on June the 24th

Eurosatory is the leading international land and airland defence and security exhibition that took place in June 2018 at the Paris Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre. In 2016, it gathered 1,571 exhibitors, 212 official delegations, 57,024 international visitors and 700 journalists from all over the world.  Read more … Eurosatory 2018 – ICBUW took part in proceedings

On the occasion of the 32nd anniversary of the nuclear disaster in Chernobyl, the Austrian Forum Wissenschaft & Umwelt organised a conference on the global phase-out of nuclear energy from civil and military use.  Read more … Conference in Vienna discusses the end of nuclear power