Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Moscow is ready to refill Iran’s depleted uranium stocks — as Israeli Prime ...

The United States has decided to send controversial depleted uranium munitions to Ukraine for the first time, as part of a new aid package worth more than $1 billion announced Wednesday.

The U.S. will send depleted uranium munitions to Ukraine as part of an aid package The munitions are considered radioactive. The Kremlin cries foul while the U.S. says it's not a big deal.

Depleted uranium is a byproduct of uranium enrichment, the process used to create nuclear fuel. It is only mildly radioactive, but it is extremely dense — almost two and a half times denser ...

Depleted uranium munitions have been used in the Gulf War in 1990-1991, the Kosovo conflict in the Balkans in 1998-1999 and in U.S. operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The world has been enriching uranium for many decades, primarily beginning in the Cold War era. As a result, there are stockpiles of depleted uranium hexafluoride (UF6), or nuclear waste.

Depleted uranium has been used by militaries as far back as the 1990 Gulf War, so “this is nothing new and nothing unusual,” said Stuart Crawford, a defense analyst and former army officer in ...

Depleted uranium tank ammunition, known for its incredible armor-piercing power, remains one of the most powerful and controversial weapons on the battlefield. This video dives into the technical ...

When depleted uranium munitions strike a tank’s armor, it can ignite and produce uranium dusts or aerosol particles, which, if inhaled, can enter the bloodstream and may cause kidney damage.

The depleted uranium anti-tank rounds soon to be in Ukraine’s military stockpiles have kicked up a debate over its use in the continuing Russian invasion. Britain has already promised armour ...

Depleted uranium is a by-product of nuclear fuel, and its properties mean its high density can be used for military purposes, including in armor-piercing tank rounds.

By Christian Edwards and Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — The United States has decided to send controversial depleted uranium munitions to Ukraine for the first time, as part of a new aid package ...