The Biden administration will for the first time send controversial armor-piercing munitions containing depleted uranium to Ukraine, according to a document seen by Reuters and separately confirmed by two U.S. officials.

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.

  • fosforus@sopuli.xyz
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    1 year ago

    We have to remember that Russia caused this war, however. So they also caused the depleted uranium being a possible health risk for future ukrainian children.