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Exclusive: US to send depleted-uranium munitions to Ukraine (www.reuters.com)

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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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[–] realharo@lemm.ee -2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

And you know how the Vietnam war ended, right?

There was a peace agreement between the north and the south, and then a few years later North Vietnam broke it and invaded again, taking over all of the country.

[–] ThereRisesARedStar@hexbear.net 3 points 1 year ago

And you know how the Vietnam war ended, right?

There was a peace agreement between the north and the south, and then a few years later North Vietnam broke it and invaded again, taking over all of the country.

The US never ratified it which is important because it was their war of aggression.