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KK7NIL • 10/11/2024 • 2 replies • view on HN

Depleted uranium ammunition is not a type of nuclear weapon since its method of dealing damage is kinetic, not a nuclear reaction.

Ironically enough you calling these "nuclear weapons" only serves to confuse people and soften the nuclear taboo.


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kgwgk • 10/11/2024

They are clearly atomic weapons - they are made of atoms.