Using Poison in Ukraine’s Depleted Hope of Victory - Britain’s decision to send depleted uranium rounds to Kiev represents more than a dangerous escalation in the West’s proxy war with a nuclear-armed power

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[–]iamonlyoneman 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

DU is lead. Find omething else to worry about

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

No it is not. Uranium 238 decays into into lead eventually over 4.47 Billion years, U-235 does it in a mere 710 million years, and even U234 still has a half-life 246,000 years.

However that is not what DU is. DU is still radioactive lead is not, DU contains all three of these uranium isotopes. It sounds like you need some chemistry classes

[–]iamonlyoneman 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

U-238 is so radioactive they use it for radiation shielding LOL. The risk is so high it's basically hypothetical-only with no known cases of actual illness from DU ammunition use.

The bigger concern is for the guys in a tank who are now on fire in an exploding magazine

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Um OK, now you are moving the goalposts. I already mentioned that DU contains all three isotopes, not just 238. You told me DU was lead, and it is not. I'm not gonna waste my time with someone who argues in bad faith, I can refute this but why bother when you just talk out of your ass and move the goalpost when you are wrong

[–]iamonlyoneman 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

IDGAF about the goalposts because the issue is fucking dumb to worry about. literally plastic straws (a non-issue) are a worse concern than lead on a battlefield.