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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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[–] UraniumBlazer@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Oh well... The amount of health risks that these rounds would cause would pale in comparison to the mines that the Orcs have planted everywhere. Anything to drive out the invaders!

[–] BeamBrain@hexbear.net 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Orcs

The only time before the Ukraine War that I saw this term used to refer to real human beings was on Stormfront

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml -1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

[–] BeamBrain@hexbear.net 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Libs saw the events unfolding and were all like "YES! Now I can do socially acceptable racism! ORCORCORCORCORCORC"

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml -1 points 2 years ago

The mask fell off awful quick.