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2023-03-24 06:31:06 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

The Russian Military has been using Depleted Uranium rounds for several decades, including in their own tanks. https://tass.com/defense/1036958 There is also no evidence that depleted uranium rounds cause cancer. However, uranium is toxic, and due to this can damage your kidneys. https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/csem/uranium/pathogenic_changes.html#:~:text=No%20human%20cancer%20of%20any,natural%20uranium%20%5BATSDR%202008b%5D. https://web.evs.anl.gov/uranium/guide/ucompound/health/index.cfm

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• The Russian Military has been using Depleted Uranium rounds for several decades, including in their own tanks. https://tass.com/defense/1036958 There is also no evidence that depleted uranium rounds cause cancer. However, uranium is toxic, and due to this can damage your kidneys. https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/csem/uranium/pathogenic_changes.html#:~:text=No%20human%20cancer%20of%20any,natural%20uranium%20%5BATSDR%202008b%5D. https://web.evs.anl.gov/uranium/guide/ucompound/health/index.cfm