Depleted Uranium Is Nontoxic

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🚨 🇺🇸 Breaking: US to finally approve depleted-uranium tank rounds for Ukraine. Depleted uranium is nontoxic and is used in weapons because it can penetrate tanks and armor more easily due to its density and other physical properties.

What it means

A screenshot of a social-media post announces that the US will approve depleted-uranium tank ammunition for Ukraine and claims it is nontoxic. The joke is the deadpan presentation of a controversial military weapon as harmless, echoing the uploader’s sarcastic comparison of how different political sides describe the same substance. EN: A screenshot of a social-media post announces that the US will approve depleted-uranium tank ammunition for Ukraine and claims it is nontoxic. The joke is the deadpan presentation of a controversial military weapon as harmless, echoing the uploader’s sarcastic comparison of how different political sides describe the same substance.

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tank rounds / танковые снаряды depleted uranium ammunition / боеприпасы с обеднённым ураном armor-piercing shells / бронебойные снаряды ammunition rack / стеллаж для боеприпасов military equipment / военная техника tank ammunition / танковые боеприпасы yellow shells / жёлтые снаряды red shell tips / красные наконечники снарядов black cartridge holders / чёрные держатели патронов person handling ammunition / человек, работающий с боеприпасами military workshop / военная мастерская social-media post / публикация в соцсети