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2023-03-23 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

The West will destroy Ukraine with depleted uranium

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Posted by badanov 2023-03-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 This as opposed to the radioactive trash that Russia scattered at Chernobyl.

Posted by ed in texas 2023-03-23 10:14|| 2023-03-23 10:14|| Front Page Top

#2 The use of DU tank rounds in Iraq during whichever war that was caused quite an international commotion with the usual suspects. Was there any follow-up to determine if the alleged horribleness was all that horrible?

A casual google turns up a lot of Oh Noes! and might/could/possibly be awful, but nothing you could take to the bank (or bury in a mason jar, what with the state of banks today).

Posted by SteveS 2023-03-23 11:21|| 2023-03-23 11:21|| Front Page Top

#3 DU rounds from St. Warthog ruined quit a few days for Iraqi gunners.

Brrrrrrrrrrrt!

Posted by Frank G 2023-03-23 11:30|| 2023-03-23 11:30|| Front Page Top

#4 #2, since the COVID fiasco, what studies would be trustworthy to make a citation to?

Posted by M. Murcek 2023-03-23 11:42|| 2023-03-23 11:42|| Front Page Top

#5 DU rounds are slightly radioactive and only emit Alpha particles. Those can't even penetrate your skin.

The danger is if they breath in DU dust after it hits a target. The dust is too heavy to be expelled from your lungs, so it will sit there, radiate your lungs and give you cancer.

Posted by DarthVader 2023-03-23 14:00|| 2023-03-23 14:00|| Front Page Top

#6 Ship 'em leftover COVID masks...

Posted by M. Murcek 2023-03-23 14:03|| 2023-03-23 14:03|| Front Page Top

#7 What Darth said. It’s called depleted because it’s, you understand, depleted of its main radioactivity. The primary risk (besides very high velocity impacts) is from the general toxicity of heavy metals, not all that different from lead or even copper.

Posted by Glenmore 2023-03-23 14:36|| 2023-03-23 14:36|| Front Page Top

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