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

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] 41 points 1 year ago (30 children)

dropping a bunch of depleted uranium around seems a lot like the actions of a state that couldn't give less of a shit about the wellbeing of the people living there

[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 year ago

"To the last Ukrainian" is no longer enough, now future Ukrainians have to die too.

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[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 year ago

Wine cave warrior NAFO ghouls are already doing Adults In The Room armchair calculations about how these death treats will increase chances of a profitable victory for their corporate masters by .03216% and how it's a heroic sacrifice that disposable Ukrainians must make to defend the land for future profitability.

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[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 year ago (12 children)

Using depleted uranium rounds on your own territory seems bad. Especially since ukraine is a major exporter of grain.

Then again , shooting a gun inside is stupid, until someone is breaking in and trying to kill you.

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 year ago (67 children)

I'm sure Ukrainian soldiers on the front line are worried about cancer and birth defects.

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 year ago (17 children)

Why though? Can't imagine that these rounds are going to change the course of the war, so why? Are they out of non-Uranium ones?

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 year ago

Because of the uranium bullets are denser and heavier than the lead bullets and you can use the uranium bullets on certain types of aircraft and other weapons systems to shred through medium to heavy armor that could not be penetrated with a lead bullet. TLDR this will be used as a force multiplier.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 year ago (5 children)

They are harder and penetrate armour better. So yes they will provide an advantage.

The sooner Russian occupiers are no longer murdering Ukrainians and dropping mines over every square meter of land, the less harm comes to Ukrainians.

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Luckily, the uranium dust is only a problem if the Ukrainian tanks actually get in sight of the Russians.

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 year ago (10 children)

Oh well... The amount of health risks that these rounds would cause would pale in comparison to the mines that the Orcs have planted everywhere. Anything to drive out the invaders!

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