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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    1 year ago

    It’s not about them. It’s the children who find the spent ammo later.

    This crap is the reason that there are birth defects spikes anywhere the US military operates.

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      1 year ago

      Ok but the alternatives are not environmentally conscious either, finally the people who’s land it is should be the ones making choices about the conditions of that land