Global Warning: Uranium Ammo in Ukraine Could Have Consequences

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, criticized the UK's plan to provide Ukraine with ammunition containing depleted uranium, warning that if the UK gave the ammo to Ukraine, Russia would respond by giving Belarus ammo with "real uranium." The UK clarified that the uranium munitions are purely conventional and not nuclear. Depleted uranium is considerably less radioactive than natural uranium, but cancer can be a risk for people exposed to radiation emitted by natural and depleted uranium.