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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.

[-] Meuzzin@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

I was just gonna say, you're correct, and I'm pretty sure there are WAY more toxic chemicals and debris on a battlefield. Think of all the older structures built with asbestos products being destroyed, for example...

Last I read, alot of the effects Vets ended up with from Iraq, were from the immense open pits they burnt their trash in.

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[-] Stuka@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Tankies shaking in their boots over that Abrams 120mm DU APFSDS slicing though Russian steel like butter.

It's so easy to trigger tankie bridgades. How many posts yall got about me now? Tagged me in a few!

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