Will the United States also provide depleted uranium bombs? US government | depleted uranium bomb | US
June 13th local time
According to American media reports
The US government intends to approve
Provide depleted uranium bombs to Ukraine
On the same day
Russian President Putin
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Speak out about the West's provision of depleted uranium bombs to Ukraine
After the UK
The United States also plans to provide depleted uranium bombs to Ukraine
The Wall Street Journal reported on June 13th, citing a senior US government official, that there are no "major obstacles" to approving the provision of depleted uranium bombs, and there have been weeks of discussions within the US government regarding this matter. Earlier this year, the United States had decided to provide Ukraine with the Abrams main battle tank, and depleted uranium ammunition was one of the supporting ammunition for this type of tank. The Pentagon believes that this type of ammunition will be "very effective" against Russian tanks.
If the relevant decision is officially approved, the United States will become the second country, after Britain, to transport depleted uranium bombs to Ukraine.
Previously, British Ministry of Defense officials admitted that they had provided Ukraine with depleted uranium ammunition used in the British made Challenger 2 main battle tank. The strategic communication coordinator of the National Security Council of the United States stated at the time that the history of using this type of ammunition has been several decades and is "very normal.".
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Putin: Russia reserves
The right to respond with depleted uranium bombs
On June 13th, Russian President Putin, when discussing the issue of Western supply of depleted uranium bombs to Kiev, stated that Russia also has depleted uranium bombs and reserves the right to use them in response.
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Experts point out that depleted uranium bombs have a long latent period of harm to the human body and have long-term effects on the environment and human food chain.
In a 2022 report, the United Nations Environment Programme stated, "Toxic substances in depleted uranium and common explosives can cause skin irritation, kidney failure, and increase the risk of cancer."
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In history, NATO led by the United States has repeatedly used depleted uranium bombs. In 1999, NATO dropped a total of 15 tons of depleted uranium bombs during the bombing of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, which led to a sharp increase in the local cancer and leukemia incidence rate and seriously damaged the local and even the entire European ecological environment.