"Alarming": Biden to Supply Depleted Uranium Shells to Ukraine Despite Contamination Risks [Democracy Now!] - eviltoast

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.

      • Count042@lemmy.ml
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        1 year ago

        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.

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          1 year ago

          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

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            1 year 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?

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              1 year ago

              do you know how lungs react to bullets? have you heard of the red forest? are you aware that the Russian army used (as with clusters) u rounds from the start?

              there is also a difference between birth defects around a localized area and just using u rounds sporadically.