2023-09-06 17:43:22
The US will also supply Ukraine with uranium ammunition. The US Department of Defense today announced a new $175 million package of military aid to Ukraine. This includes depleted uranium ammunition for US Abrams tanks.
Great Britain had already announced in the spring that it would make uranium ammunition available to Ukraine in its defensive war against Russia.
Depleted uranium is a waste product that results from the enrichment of uranium for use in nuclear power plants or in the manufacture of nuclear weapons. It’s so hard that it doesn’t change shape when it hits a target. Depleted uranium is used to give grenades and bombs more power.
The use of uranium ammunition or DU ammunition (English: depleted uranium) is not prohibited under international law. However, its use is controversial because the metal is toxic – both for the soldiers and for people who live in the war zone. Depleted uranium is about 60 percent less radioactive than uranium in its natural state.
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