Just days after the British government said that it would provide Ukraine with armour-piercing rounds containing depleted uranium, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced plans to station tactical nuclear weapons in neighbouring Belarus.
- Depleted uranium is a byproduct of the process of creating enriched uranium, which is used in nuclear reactors and nuclear weapons.
- In comparison to enriched uranium, depleted uranium is much less radioactive and is incapable of generating a nuclear reaction.
- However, due to its high density — it’s more dense than lead — depleted uranium is widely used in weapons as it can easily penetrate armour plating.
