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The Biden administration will, for the first time, send controversial armor-piercing munitions containing depleted uranium to Ukraine, according toThe munition can be fired from US Abrams tanks, which are expected to arrive in Ukraine in the coming weeks.
The shells, which will come from US excess inventory, would be funded by the Presidential Drawdown Authority, which lets the president make transfers from US stocks without Congress' approval in the case of an emergency. This follows an earlier decision by the Biden administration to provide cluster munitions to Ukraine despite concerns over the dangers such weapons pose to civilians.threatenedDepleted uranium is a byproduct of the production of fuel used in nuclear power stations. Its extreme density gives rounds the ability to penetrate armor-plating easily.saying there are dangerous health risks from ingesting or inhaling depleted uranium dust, including cancers and birth defects.The U.S.
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