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.

  • bonus_crab@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    33
    arrow-down
    5
    ·
    2 年前

    Using depleted uranium rounds on your own territory seems bad. Especially since ukraine is a major exporter of grain.

    Then again , shooting a gun inside is stupid, until someone is breaking in and trying to kill you.

    • SmoothOperator@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      9
      arrow-down
      3
      ·
      2 年前

      According to the article, studies in places where the ammunition has been used “indicated that the existence of depleted uranium residues dispersed in the environment does not pose a radiological hazard to the population of the affected regions.”

      What effect does it have on the grain?

    • pizzazz@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      12
      arrow-down
      6
      ·
      2 年前

      Does not compute. Why should depleted uranium have any effect on grain production. Its strong radioactive components are, as the name says, depleted. The only worry is inhalation immediately following impact.

      I think there’s way too much misinformation about this and way too many people talking without a clue

    • barsoap@lemm.ee
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      9
      arrow-down
      8
      ·
      2 年前

      If there’s one country to trust with nuclear safety it’s actually Ukraine. Capable engineers and scientists, understanding of institutional failure, and certainly not least memory of Chernobyl.