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Depleted Uranium Munitions |
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2006 |
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| FLASH animation from the BBC |
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Special Note:
The 30 mm (millimeter) shell depicted weighs approximately 1.5 pounds. It contains a solid .6 lb. depleted uranium bar. The 120mm tank shell (not shown) contains 10.8 lbs. of solid depleted uranium. Up to 70% of the dU penetrator is aerosolized into uranium oxide dust upon impact. |
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