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Exclusive: US to send depleted-uranium munitions to Ukraine (www.reuters.com)

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The use of depleted uranium munitions has been fiercely debated, with opponents like the International Coalition to Ban Uranium Weapons saying there are dangerous health risks from ingesting or inhaling depleted uranium dust, including cancers and birth defects.

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[-] tryptaminev@feddit.de 7 points 1 year ago

No individual measure aside from troops on the ground or nukes is going to change the course of the war by itself.

The ammunition is very effective at punching through the armor. But the Ukrainians will be fucked when in 5 years Leukemia in children is skyrocketing

[-] invno1@lemmy.one -4 points 1 year ago

Maybe but if they lose the war will that be better?

[-] polskilumalo@lemmygrad.ml 0 points 1 year ago

So what, you're suggesting that right now they are "winning"? By what metric are they "winning"? Western brownie points? Because all of the teenagers and young adults that are 6ft under would beg to differ.

[-] Rapture@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago

You suggest they roll over and give up?

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