The United States and NATO are taking this issue seriously.  We have been fully open and cooperative with all investigations.  This is a scientific issue, to be judged on the science.  Numerous scientific studies to date have shown no ill-health effects from exposure to depleted uranium in the Persian Gulf, Kosovo or Bosnia.  NATO has drawn up an action plan to share all information it possesses on depleted uranium munitions and fully cooperate with all national investigations.
 
Following the January 10 meeting of the NATO North Atlantic Council, the Allies agreed to a seven-point plan:
•    The Supreme Headquarters, Allied Powers in Europe (SHAPE) will do its best to provide locations of targets hit with depleted uranium munitions in Bosnia;
•    NATO will cooperate fully with the UN Environmental Program (UNEP) should it decide to extend its depleted uranium study to Bosnia;
•    Allies will share all available information with other Allies;
•    An ad hoc group will be established at NATO to act as a clearing house for information exchange among allies, partners, KFOR and SFOR troop contributing nations, and civilian organizations;
•    Allied medical authorities (the Chiefs of Military Medical Services Committee - COMEDS) will meet on January 15 and provide a report to the North Atlantic Council as soon as possible;
•    National military authorities will study the feasibility and practical and operational implications of a program to, first, mark all depleted uranium sites in Kosovo and, second, subsequently remove the depleted uranium material;
•    Allies will consult fully with KFOR and SFOR troop contributing nations, starting with a letter from the Secretary General.

It is our understanding that NATO intends to share all NATO-generated information with the OSCE and other international organizations working in Bosnia and Kosovo.
We also note ongoing efforts in the UNEP and UN Balkans Task Force that seek to provide information and technical assessments on possible health risks.