Nato faces poison claim

NATO could potentially face a lawsuit suing it for the damage to human health and well-being caused by the use of depleted uranium munitions during the 1999 bombing of Yugoslavia.

The Serbian lawyer heading the team alleges that Nato forces used 10 to 15 tons of depleted uranium, which led to a “major environmental disaster” that damaged the health of tens of thousands of people. The lawsuit will ask the 19 countries who were members of Nato at the time of the bombing to pay compensation for the “financial and non-financial damages”, and also provide funds for cancer treatment.