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Washington defends transfer of depleted uranium munitions amid criticism from Moscow and concerns over their effects.

When fired, depleted uranium becomes ‘essentially an exotic metal dart fired at extraordinarily high speed’

When fired, depleted uranium becomes ‘essentially an exotic metal dart fired at extraordinarily high speed’

While depleted uranium rounds retain some radioactive properties, they can’t generate a nuclear reaction

Civilians and children were killed as result of Musk’s interference, Ukrainian officials say

The 120mm rounds will be used to arm the 31 M1A1 Abrams tanks Washington plans to deliver to Ukraine in the autumn

Ukrainian forces have been able to break through Russian defences and are “gradually” making progress in their counteroffensive against Moscow's troops despite “heavy, difficult fighting”, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday. Russia earlier on Thursday described the US decision to supply depleted uranium anti-tank rounds to Ukraine to aid its…

Provision of controversial depleted uranium ammunition for US tanks is part of new $1bn assistance package to Kyiv.

The US says it will start delivering the controversial weapons to Ukraine soon; Russia denounced the decision as ‘an indicator of inhumanity’

The U.S. has announced it is sending depleted uranium anti-tank rounds to Ukraine, following Britain’s lead in sending the controversial munitions to help Kyiv push through Russian lines in its grueling counteroffensive

In new research published in Nature Communications, scientists analysed lead and uranium isotopes in Erg Chech 002 and calculated it is some 4.56556 billion years old, give or take 120,000 years