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MineralMan

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9. No, it does not have the same effects.

Reply to Whip-poor-will (Reply #7)

Mon May 4, 2026, 10:19 AM

15 hrs ago

Not even close. Which is not to say that depleted uranium is not dangerous, of course. It is not nearly as dangerous as an exploding nuclear device, though.

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Any of them, including the US. marble falls 16 hrs ago #1

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Us. Aristus 15 hrs ago #3

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The one with the cornered rat. Kid Berwyn 15 hrs ago #4

I think that Trump believes that if he uses a nuke, the rest of the world will bow down to his every whim. He wants to Doodley 15 hrs ago #5

From an outside perspective, I'd say that the only country that has used one in wartime MineralMan 15 hrs ago #6

Iraq Whip-poor-will 15 hrs ago #7

No, it does not have the same effects. MineralMan 15 hrs ago #9

Serious question RoseTrellis 13 hrs ago #17

I don't know. They didn't have that ability, though. MineralMan 12 hrs ago #22

This message was self-deleted by its author MineralMan 12 hrs ago #23

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Iran, due to their alliance and support of terrorist groups like Hamas & Hezbollah MichMan 11 hrs ago #28