Action at Army Recruitment Offices

CADU also took action against DU on 25th April, when we arrived unexpectedly at the Army Recruitment Offices in Manchester. While some people held banners and leafleted passers-by outside, three of us proved very difficult to evict, insisting that we explain about DU to every person in the office. The office was busy, as coincidentally we had chosen a special 6th Form recruitment day to do our action. This may also explain why the staff were more reluctant to use force to chuck us out. What was interesting was that many of the staff were fully aware of DU. One Naval Officer berated CADU members for not referring to how DU affects soldiers in the navy, saying how they had to load the weapons, and were therefore as much at risk as others. Another army officer claimed that the army was phasing out use of DU, saying it was being retained in the arsenal, but they didn't now plan to use it ever.

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From CADU News 11 : Summer 2002

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