Many, including myself, have debunked the left's insistence that Depleted Uranium is inherently dangerous--other than when fired from a weapon. A just-published Pentagon study confirms the position I and many others hold. This article in the New York Times reports on the Pentagon study, but mistakenly states that "Depleted uranium is a byproduct of nuclear weapons production." Depleted uranium is a byproduct of the enrichment of uranium, irrespective of the purpose for the enrichment. See this article from the USGS site.

This says it all, and says it very well to boot. GeorgeWBush.com: President Bush Committed to Fighting Terrorist Threat