• stoy@lemmy.zip
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    15 天前

    DU is far less radioactive than natural uranium.

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    According to the article, the uranium found gives off between 8 to 24 microsieverts (µSv) per hour.

    Let’s take some real world examples and compare:

    A transatlantic flight typically exposes you to 0.08 millisieverts (mSv), or 80 µSv.

    Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ionising-radiation-dose-comparisons/ionising-radiation-dose-comparisons

    This means that you would need to stay next to the piece of Uranium for 3,5 - 10 hours to get the same dose as one transatlantic flight.

    Is it bad? Sure! Is it a crisis? Nah.

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      2 小时前

      Cool. I routinely did 18+ hour long missions in iraq. Next to our munitions.

      So fuck you.

      You fucking apologist piece of shit

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        2 小时前

        What?

        Why am I an apologist for posting facts?

        Please re-read my comment, I only really focused on the radiation as I felt that more info was needed.

        Since you seem to have actual experience with DU, I would be very interested in hearing if you ever checked how radioactive the DU munitions were?

        I never said that DU wasn’t dangerous, it absolutely is, the toxicity is absolutely a large issue, as is its effect when hitting a target vehicle, absolutely devastating.

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          18 分钟前

          “Oh oh, DU’s not that bad! I did math about bananas!”

          Yes it fucking is. In every possible conceptual space. You goon. You know what you’re saying is wrong. Fuck you.