depleted uranium munitions

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/depleted_uranium_munitions
GPTKB entity
Statements (38)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf artillery
gptkbp:alternativeTo tungsten munitions
gptkbp:bannedIn none (as of 2024)
gptkbp:controversy environmental impact
radioactivity
toxicology
health risks
gptkbp:criticizedFor gptkb:United_Nations
gptkb:World_Health_Organization
gptkb:International_Coalition_to_Ban_Uranium_Weapons
gptkbp:form penetrator
aircraft cannon round
autocannon round
tank round
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label depleted uranium munitions
gptkbp:introducedIn 1970s
gptkbp:legalStatus not explicitly banned by international law
gptkbp:material depleted uranium
gptkbp:notableUser gptkb:France
gptkb:NATO
gptkb:Russia
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:property high density
pyrophoric
self-sharpening
gptkbp:purpose anti-tank
armor-piercing
gptkbp:subjectOf scientific studies
environmental monitoring
military reports
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Iraq_War
gptkb:War_in_Afghanistan
gptkb:NATO_bombing_of_Yugoslavia
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:uranium
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5