02/07/2019 Stati Uniti
“If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance”.
That does not include what remains underground and in the water. The Navy anticipates the cleanup will take another 10 years on land, and 15 to 20 years underwater. The method of the cleanup is another source of contention. The Navy is employing a technique called open detonation, essentially getting rid of old bombs by blowing them up. Although they say the method is safe to the public’s health, locals insist otherwise. Myrna Pagan, a longtime Vieques resident who survived uterine cancer, but lost her husband five years ago to a total metastasised cancer, told me that her husband’s “problem with the heavy metals was arsenic and uranium”.
Foto-Fonte: aljazeera.com
Porto Rico, Isola Vieques. La giornalista Dena Takruri della rete televisiva Al Jazeera per mezzo di un servizio web, spiega ai lettori del malcontento dei residenti dell’isola Vieques a causa rei residuati bellici in mare. Difatti per anni parte dell’isola è stata poligono militare e tutt’ora molte aree marine risultano inaccessibili a residenti e turisti. La Marina Militare (a dire della fonte) prevede di ripulire i fondali nel corso dei prossimi vent’anni. Tuttavia i residenti continuano a patire gravi malattie metastatiche (sempre a dire della fonte) a causa dei metalli pesanti e arsenico.
If you find anything that appears to be an explosive device, do not touch it, leave it where it is and call the police. We will contact the appropriate agencies to properly dispose of the item.
Biography of a Bomb
