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.

    • realharo@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      And you know how the Vietnam war ended, right?

      There was a peace agreement between the north and the south, and then a few years later North Vietnam broke it and invaded again, taking over all of the country.

        • realharo@lemm.ee
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          1 year ago

          So basically admitting you don't know the actual history? Maybe start with reading a Wikipedia page or something.

          None of that excuses US war crimes in Vietnam, but it does show how a potential future with a hypothetical peace treaty could look like.

      • ThereRisesARedStar [she/her, they/them]
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        1 year ago

        And you know how the Vietnam war ended, right?

        There was a peace agreement between the north and the south, and then a few years later North Vietnam broke it and invaded again, taking over all of the country.

        The US never ratified it which is important because it was their war of aggression.