Re:Hiroshima and Nagasaki: The Long Term Health Effects (2012)
by 3pt14159 on Monday March 05, 2018 @03:06PM
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I mean, sure, in the long term. But there is a long, long list of stuff that the military uses that I'm more worried about than DU. It's essentially like Tungsten, Lead, or Mercury.
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Re:Hiroshima and Nagasaki: The Long Term Health Effects (2012)
by dagw on Monday March 05, 2018 @03:54PM
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The problem more or less unique to DU munitions is that it gives off tiny aerosol particles when it hits its target which can contaminate a large area and are very easy to breathe in for a long time afterwards. And breathing in these particles are linked to an increasing number of health issues.