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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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[–] roguetrick@kbin.social 71 points 1 year ago (16 children)

Whatever munition you choose, it will lead to heavy metal poisoning.

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[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 67 points 1 year ago (68 children)

Just another piece of evidence that the west never actually cared about Ukraine or people living there. Ukrainians are just a pawn the west is using to try and weaken Russia with zero consideration for the lives of the people living there.

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[–] Bloobish@hexbear.net 67 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Ahh wonderful, time for so many future children to be born horribly disfigured via contaminated drinking water. Also don't forget all the booming cancer rates!

[–] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 65 points 1 year ago

We have advanced beyond fighting to the last Ukranian and are now involving future Ukranians

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[–] CombatLiberalism@hexbear.net 55 points 1 year ago (66 children)

Every person involved in making this decision deserves to be buried in an unmarked grave with the weapons they love so much. How many innocent people completely uninvolved with the war are going to grow up suffering the effects of depleted uranium rounds? Another absolutely monstrous decision in a long line of monstrous decisions by the US government.

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[–] Dirt_Owl@hexbear.net 54 points 1 year ago (18 children)

Can't wait for Azov to become the new Taliban and bite America in the ass

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[–] usernamesaredifficul@hexbear.net 50 points 1 year ago (30 children)

dropping a bunch of depleted uranium around seems a lot like the actions of a state that couldn't give less of a shit about the wellbeing of the people living there

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