I just finished writing a 10 page paper on using depleted uranium munitions. Frankly, I’m sick of it. And at the end of the 10 pages, the conclusion is basically this: we have an assload of depleted uranium because it is a by-product of all of the nuclear reactors that we use for electricity and such. So it is virtually impossible to get rid of our production of it.
We can’t just put it in warehouses because eventually we’ll run out of room. We can’t put it in landfills or in the ocean cause it is radioactive and would kill a whole bunch of stuff. We can’t wait for it to not be radioactive anymore because its half-life is 4.2 billion years, give or take. We can’t shoot it into space because we don’t have anywhere near the necessary money and resources. Also, the risk is way too high. Just imagine what would happen if a rocket full of radioactive depleted uranium failed on launch and accidently zoomed over to New York City and crashed there. Not happy stuff, people.
Basically, we should probably not use quite so much in our military. Much more importantly, however, all the governments and international organizations need to admit that the stuff is radioactive and dangerous. They’re all lying and covering it up and totally ignoring all of the hard facts the proof how dangerous it really is.
Eh, whatever. We’ll all die anyways. Just, if you or anybody you know happens to die as a result of exposure to depleted uranium, you can blame retarded and selfish politicians.
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