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Exclusive: US to send depleted-uranium munitions to Ukraine (www.reuters.com)
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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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[-] Zrc@hexbear.net 61 points 1 year ago

the cruelty is the point

[-] sunbeam60@lemmy.one 6 points 1 year ago

Nope the effectiveness is the point.

[-] CombatLiberalism@hexbear.net 68 points 1 year ago

Imagine being this bloodthirsty you're willing to let Ukrainians suffer the effects of depleted uranium just to kill more Russians

[-] invno1@lemmy.one -2 points 1 year ago

I think Russia would be the most bloodthirsty if this was a contest. Good try though.

[-] ElChapoDeChapo@hexbear.net 40 points 1 year ago

Na, that's still you

Also least self aware

[-] freagle@lemmygrad.ml 31 points 1 year ago

The body count of the West is several orders of magnitude higher than Russia's

[-] brain_in_a_box@hexbear.net 27 points 1 year ago

Whataboutism.

[-] polskilumalo@lemmygrad.ml 23 points 1 year ago

Please don't use that against them, even as a bit as it's extremely powerful and causes irreperable emotional damage. Be mindful, libs are people too.

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