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When an A-10 Warthog shoots a tank with depleted uranium (DU) rounds, it definitely leaves behind poisonous dust. Sure, they're 100% wrong that the Predator we
by ansible 16y ago
When an A-10 Warthog shoots a tank with depleted uranium (DU) rounds, it definitely leaves behind poisonous dust. Sure, they're 100% wrong that the Predator weapons systems don't do that. Are we really expecting these people (who don't have Internet access and aren't War Nerd fans) to understand the differences?
I'm actually a little impressed that these people even are aware of issues like that.
In the old days, you'd know when the war is coming towards you. And a guy shooting someone with a gun is an easily understood event to even the most uneducated.
However, in this new kind of war, you hear the buzzing of the drones, but you have no idea how far away they are (they are supposed to be hard to see). And then, occasionally (which is worse than regularly) something blows up, almost as if by magic. The Hellfire missle tops out at mach 1.3, so you're not going to hear it coming.
Those people are suffering the classic stress symptoms of people living in a war zone.