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Don't forget the lasting effects of depleted Uranium munitions: https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2019/09/21/new-study-documents-depleted-uranium-impacts-on
by einpoklum 5y ago
Don't forget the lasting effects of depleted Uranium munitions:
https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2019/09/21/new-study-documents-depleted-uranium-impacts-on-children-in-iraq/ https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2019/09/21/new-study-do...
that's a particularly nasty thing to be lobbing around. The shell that just keeps on shellin' long after the war is over.
- MagnumOpus 5y agoTo go on a tangent, I am curious whether the effect would be any better with lead ammunition residue instead of DU? I believe that the toxicity of DU comes from its properties as a heavy metal, same as lead, rather than from being radioactive. [0] [0] Chemical DNA damange effect is a million times higher than radiological according to this: https://zenodo.org/record/1259849 https://zenodo.org/record/1259849
- Anthony-G 5y agoThanks for the reminder. I remember it being a big deal in the early 2000s but I don’t recall any mention of it in the last 15 years. I had completely forgot about the issue.