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2023-05-16 23:40:39 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: E8AAE03D3F4F5210776F90BA4CF249495AF46034AACB9B4BB023F4AB2BF8D7CD
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The tweet expresses an opinion that the radiation may come from depleted Uranium bombs the UK may have supplied. DU is used in artillery shells, not bombs and mainly emits alpha particles which are very short lived and will be stopped by literally 2 pieces of paper. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/depleted-uranium-du-general-information-and-toxicology
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