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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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[-] TheBigMike@lemm.ee 10 points 1 year ago

From what I've read depleted uranium is not proven to cause cancer, nor is it not proven (With the exception that you inhale it or eat it).

In Iraq it's still up to debate if it causes cancer or birth defects, since burning buildings and other burning stuff also causes a lot of nasty things to humans.

From what I've read they were also used in Bosnia, and they haven't had similiar effects to Iraq.

So let the Ukrainians have their depleted uranium.

[-] rogrodre@hexbear.net 34 points 1 year ago

the International Coalition to Ban Uranium Weapons saying there are dangerous health risks from ingesting or inhaling depleted uranium dust

Literacy rates in capitalist nations continue to plummet.

[-] TheBigMike@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

But I said that in my original comment, didn't I? Maybe I just said it a but unclearly, since English isn't my first language, but it's there.

Here's the part I mentioned it.

With the exception that you inhale it or eat it

[-] uSSRI@hexbear.net 33 points 1 year ago

And then you said go ahead and give Ukraine depleted uranium rounds

[-] TheBigMike@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago

Yes I did say that.

Firstly. The main cause of concern with depleted uranium is that according to some research it can linger around the area where they were used, and give people depleted uranium poisoning. Note that there hasn't yet been any concrete evidence to prove this is the case.

Secondly. Ukraine themselves asked for these weapons, so they have most likely gone over the risks of using depleted uranium ammunition and have deemed their usefulness to outweigh the potential health down sides that comes from using depleted uranium.

Thirdly. The rounds given to Ukraine are armor piercing rounds, so the chances of them being fired at buildings are minimal, thus minimizing the possibility of them affecting people if they really were as dangerous as some research tells us.

[-] usernamesaredifficul@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago

Secondly. Ukraine themselves asked for these weapons, so they have most likely gone over the risks of using depleted uranium ammunition and have deemed their usefulness to outweigh the potential health down sides that comes from using depleted uranium

yes because the ukrainian government couldn't give a shit about the welfare of the people being poisoned