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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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[–] sunbeam60@lemmy.one 4 points 2 years ago (11 children)

Nope the effectiveness is the point.

[–] CombatLiberalism@hexbear.net 71 points 2 years ago (10 children)

Imagine being this bloodthirsty you're willing to let Ukrainians suffer the effects of depleted uranium just to kill more Russians

[–] invno1@lemmy.one -4 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I think Russia would be the most bloodthirsty if this was a contest. Good try though.

[–] freagle@lemmygrad.ml 31 points 2 years ago

The body count of the West is several orders of magnitude higher than Russia's

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