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Depleted-uranium shells, the armour-busting munitions heading to Ukraine

Russia said on Sunday that it plans to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, a seemingly tit-for-tat response to the UK’s announcement last week that it would supply Ukraine with armour-piercing shells made from depleted uranium. Although the rounds contain trace amounts of radioactivity, Russia has falsely claimed the ammunition…

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UN Nuclear Watchdog Says Missing Libya Uranium Found

UN inspectors visiting southern Libya found drums containing natural uranium reported missing earlier this month in the chaos-stricken country, the UN nuclear watchdog said Saturday. The International Atomic Energy Agency said earlier this month that some 2.5 tons of natural uranium stored at a site in the southern town of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Putin Says Will Deploy Tactical Nuclear Weapons in Belarus

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday he would deploy tactical nuclear weapons in neighbor and ally Belarus, bringing the arms to a country at the gates of the European Union. Putin has previously issued thinly veiled warnings that he could use nuclear weapons in Ukraine if Russia were threatened, reviving…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Putin to move 'tactical' nuclear weapons into Belarus in fresh threat to west

The Russian president said that the escalation has come in response to western countries including Britain increasing their supply of weapons and ammunition to Ukraine

Daily Mirror

Exclusive-IAEA confirms almost all missing uranium in Libya now accounted for

Most of the roughly 2.5 tons of natural uranium ore concentrate (UOC) recently declared missing from a site in Libya have been found at that site, the U.N. nuclear watchdog told member states on Friday in a statement seen by Reuters.

Reuters

Russia Says Use of Depleted Uranium Shells in Ukraine Would Harm Population, Land for Decades

Russia's defense ministry said on Friday that the use of depleted uranium shells in Ukraine would harm Ukrainian troops, the wider population and negatively affect the country's agriculture sector for decades or even centuries. Russia has reacted furiously to plans outlined by Britain earlier this week to send shells containing…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia says use of depleted uranium shells in Ukraine would harm population, land for decades

Russia's defence ministry said on Friday that the use of depleted uranium shells in Ukraine would harm Ukrainian troops, the wider population and negatively affect the country's agriculture sector for decades or even centuries.

Reuters

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Explainer-What are depleted uranium weapons - and what are the risks?

Britain said it would supply armour piercing munitions containing depleted uranium to Ukraine to help destroy Russian tanks, a step President Vladimir Putin said would force a response from Moscow as the weapons had "a nuclear component".

Reuters

Looking to Invest in Clean Energy? Consider Uranium

Uranium is used as fuel in nuclear power plants to create electricity. Producing nuclear energy has extremely low greenhouse gas emissions, making it an attractive form of clean energy.

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European Troika Pressures Iran to Explain the Highly-Enriched Uranium

European diplomats from Germany, France, and Britain, met last week in Oslo with the Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri-Kani, sources in the German Foreign Ministry confirmed to Asharq Al-Awsat. They indicated the talks focused on asking Tehran to explain the origin of highly enriched uranium particles found by the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

IAEA Team Inspects Uranium Storage Site South Libya

A team from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) arrived Tuesday in southern Libya to inspect a natural uranium storage site containing 6,400 barrels, Fawasel media reported. The site said the IAEA team arrived in Sabha airport in southern Libya coming from Vienna. “The team left Libya after completing the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

What are depleted uranium munitions the UK is sending to Ukraine?

Armour-piercing ammunition emits low levels of radiation after exploding but is not considered a nuclear weapon.

Al Jazeera

A look at the uranium-based ammo the UK will send to Ukraine

Russia has issued a full-throated warning that the West risks further escalation in Ukraine after the British government announced it is providing depleted uranium munitions to Ukraine

The Independent UK

What is depleted uranium and is it radioactive? Putin warns UK over Ukraine war support

A 2022 UN Environment Programme (UNEP) report said depleted uranium was an environmental concern in Ukraine

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Russia accuses UK of triggering 'genocide' over depleted uranium tank shells for Ukraine

Russian officials have accused the UK of 'genocide' because of the supply of depleted uranium tank shells to Ukraine. The UK said the shells are a 'standard component and has nothing to do with nuclear weapons or capabilities'

Dynamite News

Nitrate can release uranium into groundwater: Study

Scientists have found that nitrate, a compound common in fertilizers and animal waste, can help transport naturally occurring uranium from the underground to groundwater. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Independent UK

Putin’s claim UK is sending nuclear arms to Ukraine is ‘bonkers’ says expert

‘There is no way that you could create a nuclear explosion with depleted uranium’

Reuters

UK says no nuclear escalation in Ukraine after row over depleted uranium munitions

Britain's Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said on Wednesday there was no nuclear escalation in the Ukraine war after Russian President Vladimir Putin criticised Britain for supplying depleted uranium tank munitions to Ukrainian forces.

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The Independent UK

Russia-Ukraine war – live: Prince William makes surprise trip to Poland base near border

Prince of Wales thanks soldiers for ‘defending our freedoms

Al Jazeera

Putin warns UK over depleted uranium tank shells for Ukraine

UK will send Ukraine armour-piercing shells, containing depleted uranium, for use with its Challenger 2 battle tanks.

Daily Mirror

MoD defends sending uranium shells to Ukraine after Russia's 'nuclear collision' threat

The Ministry of Defence has responded to furious threats by Russian warmonger Vladimir Putin who is unhappy at reports the UK is set to send ammunition to help Ukraine

The Independent UK

Putin’s claim Britain is sending nuclear arms to Ukraine is ‘bonkers’ says expert

‘There is no way that you could create a nuclear explosion with depleted uranium’

Manchester Evening News

Russia will be 'forced to react' if UK sends depleted uranium ammunition to Ukraine, Putin vows

It comes as the Russian President held talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Moscow

The Guardian - UK

Putin says Russia ‘will respond’ if UK supplies depleted uranium shells to Ukraine

Russian leader reacts to comments by UK defence minister that Britain will supply armour-piercing rounds to Kyiv

The Independent UK

UK dismisses Putin ‘disinformation’ over depleted uranium tank ammunition

The Russian leader said Moscow will ‘respond accordingly’ if the West supplies weapons ‘with a nuclear component’ to Ukraine.

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