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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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[–] usernamesaredifficul@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

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

Refer to point one