Depleted uranium

My friend Nick has a post on Metafilter about depleted uranium. It is tough, militarily useful. controversial stuff.

Author: Milan

In the spring of 2005, I graduated from the University of British Columbia with a degree in International Relations and a general focus in the area of environmental politics. Between 2005 and 2007 I completed an M.Phil in IR at Wadham College, Oxford. I worked for five years for the Canadian federal government, including completing the Accelerated Economist Training Program, and then completed a PhD in Political Science at the University of Toronto in 2023.

3 thoughts on “Depleted uranium”

  2. DU is awful stuff. That said, it does make really excellent tank armor, as well as armor penetrating sabots. It seems unlikely that its usage will be discontinued any time soon, at least by countries that are serious about fighting wars.

  3. I think it will be discontinued, because it seems to be the only cause of Gulf War Syndrome. It’s going to get tougher to fool poor people to fight wars for other people’s interests.

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