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.

  • @Stuka@lemmy.ml
    30•10 months ago

    Tankies shaking in their boots over that Abrams 120mm DU APFSDS slicing though Russian steel like butter.

    It’s so easy to trigger tankie bridgades. How many posts yall got about me now? Tagged me in a few!

    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆
      7•10 months ago

      Imagine having a brain so smooth that you think abrams are going to fare any better than the leopards.