The Biden administration will for the first time send controversial armor-piercing munitions containing depleted uranium to Ukraine, according to a document seen by Reuters and separately confirmed by two U.S. officials.

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.

  • MoreAmphibians [none/use name]
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    1년 전

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

    • antisoupbarrier@lemmy.ml
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      1년 전

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

      • rogrodre [none/use name]
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        1년 전

        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.