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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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[–] CombatLiberalism@hexbear.net 43 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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?

[–] mashbooq@infosec.pub 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] CombatLiberalism@hexbear.net 36 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] mashbooq@infosec.pub -2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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

[–] WhyEssEff@hexbear.net 35 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

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[–] SpanishSpaceAgency@hexbear.net 27 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oooh you really got him there countdown