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"Alarming": Biden to Supply Depleted Uranium Shells to Ukraine Despite Contamination Risks [Democracy Now!] (youtu.be)

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Democracy Now! news clip containing info about Uranium weapons already in Ukraine (supplied by the UK), as well as info about Uranium weapons used in the past (in Iraq), and the effects of their use.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (4 children)

They are when they fuck up even the people firing them.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (3 children)

that is now how it works...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (2 children)

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Yes, it is. Inhalation of vaporized heavy metals, let alone vaporized heavy metals that emit alpha particles.

Like, putting aside all of the politics of this, that is why birth defects in Iraq are so fucking high. DU is not good stuff, if you care about the people using the weapons long term survival.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

oh wow you really have no idea how radiation works on the human body. i am not saying it is good for you but alphas cannot even pierce the skin

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

... Do you know how lungs work with vaporized materials?

Do you think your lungs have skin?

Do you think Alpha emitting materials are safe to breathe?