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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] 58 points 2 years ago

Are you aware of what depleted uranium does to the human body? Innocent people are going to be dealing with the consequences of a decision made by a handful of people across the planet for decades after the war ends. Does poisoning generations of people sound like "defending" Ukrainians to you?

[-] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

But Depleted uranium isn't enriched uranium.

You're lying.

[-] [email protected] 66 points 2 years ago

depleted uranium is a radioactive carcinogen, and linked to substantial increases in birth defects and cancer in Iraq

[-] [email protected] 60 points 2 years ago

Who said it was? It's still an environmental contaminant, a carcinogen, and linked to a rise in birth defects after its use in Iraq

It's use will have consequences far outside of the conflict and ruin the lives of who knows how many people who had absolutely no say in this war and I'm supposed to cheer it on?

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Yes, but why are you upset about this particular heavy metal as opposed to all the others involved in weapons?

[-] [email protected] 45 points 2 years ago

The op is specifically about depleted uranium but hey, if you want to make the case that we shouldn't be sending weapons to Ukraine in the first place I'm not going to argue against it shrug-outta-hecks

[-] [email protected] -1 points 2 years ago

In that case, why do you pretend to care only about certain weapons when you don't want any weapons sent?

[-] [email protected] 41 points 2 years ago

you tankies seem particularly mad about the use of agent orange in vietnam when what you really want is for the US to pull out, huh smuglord

pee pee poo poo

[-] [email protected] 33 points 2 years ago

Oooh you really got him there countdown

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[-] [email protected] 41 points 2 years ago

Depleted uranium is still a very dangerous heavy metal. It just doesn't irradiate what it poisons.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago
  1. Yes, I'm aware of the effects of depleted uranium on the human body; are you? 2) What would you propose to help Ukraine evict the genocidal invaders from its territory?
[-] [email protected] 46 points 2 years ago

Now we're just throwing genocide into the mix?

[-] [email protected] 44 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Non radioactive munitions.

Show this thread to someone from the 1980s and they would kill themselves. Mainly over your shit

[-] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago

What a compelling response ๐Ÿ™„

[-] [email protected] 28 points 2 years ago

No analysis, just vibes. Gonna go genocide some mashed potatoes rn

[-] [email protected] 19 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Just stepped in someones front yard without permission, which is technically an invasion, and ive been told this is tantamount to genocide. Am I an imperialist war criminal, Hexbear?

[-] [email protected] 18 points 2 years ago

Guilty of all charges. peppino-snitch

[-] [email protected] -3 points 2 years ago

Sounds like a typical fash pastime

[-] [email protected] 25 points 2 years ago

What would you propose to help Hawaii evict genocidal invaders from its territory?

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