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U.S. To Send Ukraine Depleted Uranium Rounds For Abrams Tanks In New Weapons Aid Package

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U.S. To Send Ukraine Depleted Uranium Rounds For Abrams Tanks In New Weapons Aid Package
The Utah Air National Guard Explosive Ordnance Disposal Squadron was tasked to execute an Emergency detonation of several depleted uranium rounds that had been compromised on June 23, 2022 at Tooele Army Depot, UT. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Staff Sgt. Nicholas Perez)

The U.S. has approved a new $175 million weapons aid package for Ukraine, which includes plans to provide Kyiv with 120mm depleted uranium munitions to be fired from Abrams tanks. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the latest security assistance ahead of a meeting in Kyiv with Ukrainian officials, including President Volodymr Zelenskyy, along with $100 million in new Foreign Military Financing funds “to support longer-term military requirements.” “We are determined in the United States to continue to walk side…

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