Deferred war deaths blur the line between survivor and casualty.

Evidence

At least seventeen nations have bought depleted-uranium weapons from the United States since they were first showcased during the Gulf War. As these weapons and cluster bombs become increasingly enfolded into contemporary warfare, we have an ethical responsibility to redraw the boundary between the war survivor and the war casualty. People may outlast a given conflict, but if untold thousands die deferred war deaths, what kind of justice is it to call them survivors? — Rob Nixon, Slow Violence and the Environmentalism…, 707

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: War inflicts cold casualties whose deferred toxic effects rival hot-battle deaths — Rob Nixon, Slow Violence and the Environmentalism…, 645; Deferred mourning is stored up and complicates later griefs — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 307; Uncounted slow-violence casualties skew how wars are remembered and planned — Rob Nixon, Slow Violence and the Environmentalism…, 44

Broader Connections

• Uncounted slow-violence casualties skew how wars are remembered and planned #expands (0.80) — Rob Nixon, Slow Violence and the Environmentalism…, 44
• Deferred mourning is stored up and complicates later griefs #expands (0.78) — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 307