this post was submitted on 03 Sep 2023
291 points (90.5% liked)

World News

32288 readers
479 users here now

News from around the world!

Rules:

founded 5 years ago
MODERATORS
 

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.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Why though? Can't imagine that these rounds are going to change the course of the war, so why? Are they out of non-Uranium ones?

[–] Clarke311 30 points 1 year ago

Because of the uranium bullets are denser and heavier than the lead bullets and you can use the uranium bullets on certain types of aircraft and other weapons systems to shred through medium to heavy armor that could not be penetrated with a lead bullet. TLDR this will be used as a force multiplier.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago

They are harder and penetrate armour better. So yes they will provide an advantage.

The sooner Russian occupiers are no longer murdering Ukrainians and dropping mines over every square meter of land, the less harm comes to Ukrainians.

[–] c0mbatbag3l 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Russian forced are mechanized and entrenched, depleted uranium self sharpens on impact, yielding far better armor penetration than previous technologies.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 1 year ago

And more generational cancer

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No individual measure aside from troops on the ground or nukes is going to change the course of the war by itself.

The ammunition is very effective at punching through the armor. But the Ukrainians will be fucked when in 5 years Leukemia in children is skyrocketing

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Maybe but if they lose the war will that be better?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So what, you're suggesting that right now they are "winning"? By what metric are they "winning"? Western brownie points? Because all of the teenagers and young adults that are 6ft under would beg to differ.

[–] Rapture -1 points 1 year ago

You suggest they roll over and give up?

[–] bouh -3 points 1 year ago

Ammo is ammo. It's better than hurling stones.