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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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[–] MoreAmphibians@hexbear.net 47 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Tungsten penetrators perform better than DU ones. They're just more expensive and Ukrainian lives aren't worth that much.

[–] antisoupbarrier@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Plenty enough to rip through the Russian armor! These are just old stockpiles of ammunition that weren't getting use anyways.

[–] forcequit@hexbear.net 55 points 1 year ago (1 children)

love to refresh my arsenal via proxy war

[–] SpanishSpaceAgency@hexbear.net 43 points 1 year ago

Love to get rid of my toxic waste by simply poisoning a different populace

[–] rogrodre@hexbear.net 15 points 1 year ago

I know it hard for the recently scratched liberals to understand this, but It's perfectly okay to decommission a weapon, you don't have to use it on people to get rid of it.