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.

      • CombatLiberalism [he/him]English
        71•2 years ago

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

        • @letsgocrazy@lemm.ee
          19•2 years ago

          “let” Ukrainians.

          Your patronising colonial mask is slipping.

          Ukrainians have ASKED for these weapons so they can get rid of the murderous, child torturing Russians out of their country.

          Stop amplifying the propaganda of child torturers.

        • flying_monkies
          10•2 years ago

          Imagine defending a regime that targets hospitals and schools for missile attacks and rains white phosphorous down on cities.

          If the Russians cared about anything beyond their own expansionist agenda, they’d retreat and end the war they started. If you actually cared about the suffering of Ukrainians, you would stop being a mouthpiece for that regime.