Depleted uranium is used by military units all over the globe as projectiles for various guns used in aircraft and armored vehicles. The advantage of using uranium is that it has a higher density than lead or other metals so that the projectile can deliver more force on impact. Also, the nuclear radiation from the decay of the stored uranium ammo rounds in the vehicles helps to keep the soldiers warm.
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@Pat Hmm, truth be told here that it is used all over the globe because one nation has military bases all over the globe? Am i getting this right?
>"Hmm, truth be told here that it is used all over the globe because one nation has military bases all over the globe? Am i getting this right?"
No. Depleted uranium is a byproduct from the refinement of uranium for nuclear power and nuclear weapons. Nations that process uranium for those purposes will produce depleted uranium.
Lots of countries use depleted uranium for projectiles.
