#depleted uranium

[nando161mando]

Isreal is using depleted uranium in Lebanon

[mapsontheweb]

U.N. Voting to support studies on the long term environmental / health effects from the use of Depleted Uranium weapons, and to provide aid to countries targetted by these weapons with assistance / aid

[warsofasoiaf]

So Putin and the Russians are putting tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus. What do you think Putin is trying to do here?

Personally I think he's trying to dissuade anymore NATO support after all the other "red lines" were crossed and he's hoping this works. I don't think he'd use them though.

Frankly, I think he's trying to do it to show strength and attempt to intimidate the West into slowing or stopping Ukrainian aid, especially in not giving Ukraine better systems. The whole "depleted uranium represents a nuclear escalation of the conflict" line that Russia has been giving in response to the UK providing depleted uranium anti-tank rounds to Ukraine is a lie for two reasons.

First, depleted uranium is, as the name might imply, depleted. The amount of depleted uranium dust you'd need to inhale just to reach the level of radioactivity you'd get from a chest X-ray or several high altitude flights would be so high you'd have to be doing rails of DU dust off the husk of a burned out T-72. You'd need to actually ingest significant quantities of DU to increase your radiation risk to a measurable degree.

The second is that Russia has already been using depleted uranium rounds in the T-80, so there's no escalation given that they've already been used. Of course, Russian statements and a quarter are worth 25 cents, so I don't put a lot of stock in it. The chance Russia uses nuclear weapons at this point are as close to zero as you can be without the ability to actually read Putin's mind and confirming it for yourself. He won't use them, not just because he'd start World War III, but because in all likelihood, someone would attempt to coup him since they don't have a bunker to retreat to. You'd have to see a serious collapse of the Russian lines and the Ukranians moving to take either Crimea or Belgorod before that even becomes a possibility.

Thanks for the question, Anon.

SomethingLikeALawyer, Hand of the King

[workersolidarity]

Russian Forces the other day launched a missile attack on a supposed Ammunition Depot in Khmelnitsky, Ukraine. The resulting explosion has led to a large rise in background Gamma radiation, leading most observers to conclude the Ammunition Depot was likely holding depleted-Uranium munitions.

Radiation Patrols on the move in Khmelnitsky & Ternopyl:

[ireton]

DISCLAIMER: Please do your own research and come to your own conclusions.

NATO’s Dispersal of Depleted Uranium.

Credit to Greg Reese

[memenewsdotcom]

U.S. sending depleted uranium rounds to Ukraine

[tezla7]

US Depleted Uranium and Ukraine

Bradley IFVs use depleted uranium shells.

Leopard 2 tanks and Abrams tanks use depleted uranium shells.

Russia has already stated if depleted uranium shells are sent to Ukraine, this will be a further level of escalation.

[eltristanexplicitcontent]

25mm DEPLETED URANIUM Sabot Dart M919 Ammo for M242 BUSHMASTER Chain Gun...

[immaculatasknight]

Enough is enough

[agreenroad]

Iraq War: How the U.S. Contaminated Iraq with Depleted Uranium

Iraq War: How the U.S. Contaminated Iraq with Depleted Uranium

[raspberrypie4u]

[memenewsdotcom]

UK sending depleted uranium rounds to Ukraine