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In response to Penny’s ignorant posts regarding depleted uranium:

Everyone should take a few minutes to read a non-partisan explanation of what Depleted Uranium (DP) is, and what it isn’t.

DP is NOT a nuclear weapon. It is used because it is hard enough to penetrate armor. It is also used as armor on some of our tanks.

DP is actually LESS radioactive than natural uranium because the more radioactive isotopes have been removed (thus the element is “depleted”)

Comparing DP to a nuclear weapon is like comparing a hydrogen powered car to the bomb dropped on Hiroshima. The specific elements are used for a certain purpose: Hydrogen because it is flamable; Depleted Uranium because it is hard.

But Hydrogen-powered vehicles do not get their oomph because they are nuclear. There is no atomic chain reaction going on there.

Same with DP. The misinformation that is spread around by people like Penny is used to make the U.S. look like we’re a bunch of murdurous jerks who like to poison families with nuclear tanks.

It isn’t TRUE PENNY!!!

Don’t believe me? Read the wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depleted_uranium

Everyone who reads this should counter people like Penny wherever they see this ignorance propagated.