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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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[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm sure Ukrainian soldiers on the front line are worried about cancer and birth defects.

[–] flipht@kbin.social 0 points 2 years ago (12 children)

It's not about them. It's the children who find the spent ammo later.

This crap is the reason that there are birth defects spikes anywhere the US military operates.

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