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Depleted uranium, state crime and the politics of knowing

University of Tasmania, Australia

This article explores the use of depleted uranium (DU) munitions and armour in war, and its impact on environments, humans and other animals. Specifically, the concern is to describe the use of depleted uranium weapons in the Gulf (over two wars, within the space of sixteen years), and to trace the health and environmental implications of this use. The article then analyses the use of depleted uranium from the point of view of state crime, in relation to the issues of legitimacy and denial. This is followed by consideration of the relevance of such issues for a 21st-century critical criminology. The politics of knowing—when `knowledge' is uncertain—is highlighted in discussion of the complexities of denial/affirmation surrounding the use of DU for war purposes.

Key Words: critical criminology • `denial' • depleted uranium • `politics of knowing' • scientific expertise • `state crime'

Theoretical Criminology, Vol. 12, No. 1, 31-54 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/1362480607085793


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