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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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[–] 40 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (5 children)

Uranium is a very dangerous heavy metal, it just isn't radioactive.

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  • [–] 52 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Depleted Uranium is definitely radioactive. It's depleted but there are still radioactive isotopes in it. It's relatively same to handle until it's fired and some of it turns to dust. The dust is both poisonous and radioactive. The toxicity of it is probably worse than the radiation but they're both still bad.

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  • [–] 21 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Nowhere did I make the claim that it was, that doesn't change a thing

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