White House Set To Approve Depleted Uranium Munitions For Ukraine
June 13th, 2023More escalation.
Via: ZeroHedge:
The Biden administration is set to transfer depleted uranium shells to Ukraine for the first time since the Russian invasion began The Wall Street Journal reports Tuesday.
Internal administration debate over the controversial munitions has been ongoing for several months, but an admin official quoted in WSJ says at this point there are “no major obstacles” to sending it, which will be used to equip M1 Abrams tanks provided by Washington.
Evil weapon.
The danger of DU is primarily when it gets into your body, therefore the danger estimation that the mainstream media always focuses on is when DU is outside the body and NOT vaporized.
From Pg 97—“The surface of a DU penetrator ignites on impact (especially with steel), due to the high temperature
generated by the impact and the relatively low melting point of uranium (1132 °C).”
Just for the 30 mm aircraft gun (not the 155 mm tank round)—“The A-10 aircraft is equipped with one gun firing 3900 rounds
per minute. A typical burst of fire of 2–3 s involves 120–195 rounds” ” This
DU 30-mm ammunition consists of a conical DU penetrator of 95 mm length, a
diameter at the base of 16 mm and a weight of approximately 280 g” (10 ounces).
“It is estimated that normally 10–35% (and a maximum of 70%) of the DU penetrator becomes an aerosol
on impact or when the DU catches fire (Harley et al., 1999). Most of the dust particles
have been reported to be smaller than 5 µm in size which keeps them airborne for
an extended time, and will spread according to wind direction.”
Pg 99 “The exposure to DU is critically dependent on whether it is external or internal”
Pg 101 “inhalation of dust is considered the major pathway for DU exposure both in combat and non-combat situations.”
https://www.iaea.org/sites/default/files/properties.pdf