On: Children of The Cloud and Major Tom: Growing Up in...

[nradov]

Depleted uranium doesn't decay. That's kind of the whole point.

[inferiorhuman → nradov]

Right, and uranium itself is toxic aside from its radioactivity. That's my whole point.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranium#Effects_and_precaution...

[_0ffh → nradov]

Well, it does, but very slowly. Depleted means it contains only a very small percentage of fissible U235. The bulk being made up of U238, which also decays - emitting alpha radiation - but with a half life of ~2.5 billion years.

[lostlogin → nradov]

Agreed, but it isn’t all depleted. And once it is I’d rather not have it around either.

[walshemj → lostlogin]

I am sure a MBT crew would disagree - they want the best round for killing other MBT's