Uncovering the Truth About Depleted Uranium Shells

A Swedish loader carries a sabot ammo round during the Strong Europe Tank Challenge 2019. Public domain.

Despite abiding by the “rules” of war while serving in the U.S. military, I always thought the rules of war bordered on absurdity. For instance, in a declared war, it’s totally fine to kill another human… But only with a certain type of weapon.

The argument is that certain classes of weapons are inhumane — but the act of killing itself is totally fine.