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2024-10-10 03:08:30 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: CBF9AE93488D8D3EB058B5FA76723F1888E35D80FEECB7A29087E6E45F187D89
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NNN According to a US patent filed by Lockheed Martin for a “target penetrating aerial bomb”, the “penetrating body is formed of depleted uranium.” (claim #5) The patent also explicitly mentions the BLU-109 bomb, which was used by Israel against Hezbollah in Lebanon. https://patents.google.com/patent/US6389977B1/en https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2024/october/closer-look-israels-use-80-bunker-buster-jdams-beirut
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