Comments by "PNH 6000" (@PNH-sf4jz) on "Russia Could Soon Have a Defection Problem" video.
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Yes. Uranium and its variation, depleted Uranium, is 1.7 times more dense than lead. Therefore, it is useful in applications that require the greatest mass {weight on Earth at sea level} in the smallest possible space. Useful on the keels of boats and as counter balancing ballast in planes.
The health effects of natural and depleted uranium are due to chemical effects and NOT to RADIATION. Uranium's main target is the kidneys. Kidney damage has been seen in humans and animals after inhaling or ingesting uranium compounds.
Is depleted uranium still radioactive?
Depleted uranium is a dense by-product left over when uranium is enriched for use in nuclear reactors or nuclear weapons. The depleted uranium is still radioactive, but has a much lower level of the isotopes U-235 and U-234 - way less than the levels in natural uranium ore - reducing its radioactivity.
What is the difference between natural uranium and enriched uranium?
Natural Uranium has 99.3% Uranium-238 ( ) and 0.7% radioactive isotope U-235 ( ). On enrichment of the naturally occurring uranium, the percentage of U-235 is raised up to 3-5%. Thus, the efficiency of Uranium as a nuclear fuel is enhanced on its enrichment.
Is depleted uranium less radioactive than natural uranium?
Natural uranium is a naturally occurring chemical substance that is mildly radioactive. Depleted uranium is an adjusted mixture of natural uranium isotopes that is less radioactive. Everyone is exposed to low amounts of uranium through food, water, and air. {by the natural contact of these plants and animals with the earths crust}
Enriched Uranium is the product when the radioactive isotope, U-235, is extracted, raised or increased to produce enriched Uranium. The depleted Uranium being the considerably less radioactive metal product {Less U-235 than the original ore}. Down from 0.7% U235 to less than one third at 0.2%
Enriched Uranium 3% to 5% U-235
Natural Uranium ore: 0.7%
Depleted Uranium: 0.2%
Typically, the percentage concentration by weight of the uranium isotopes, in Depleted Uranium used for military purposes, is: U-238: 99.8%; U-235: 0.2%; and U-234: 0.001%.
Uranium can be found in soils and waters due to the breakdown (weathering) of rocks containing it. Once it is in the soil and water, it can be taken up by plants and consumed by people or grazing animals, or it can dissolve in the water to be consumed by any organism.
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People think of the NATO Defensive Alliance as if it were an individual person. It is definitely not any such thing. It is an alliance of 33 countries and there are, in addition to the 33 countries of the Alliance, another 20+countries, all assisting and supporting Ukraine. The least we can do is to have faith in our own country and the allied countries of other people throughout the world.
We, as "armchair generals", and equally "qualified diplomats and administrators" can easily afford to offer and make kneejerk reponses and decisions. The people actually responsible for the outcomes that have affect on us all, have to take into consideration all the factors that may effect those outcomes and then make informed, knowledgeable and intelligent decisions based on real experience and the information that they have available.
Let us, let them do their work.
If Ukraine had been given "far more, far earlier", they would have faced a better trained and equipped enemy. Consequently, even if they had "won" the WAR, waged against Ukraine by Russia, Ukraine would have sufferd far greater losses of lives of civilians and military personnel. And far greater loss of military hardware and civilian infrastructure.
Be careful about what you may want and wish for. Quicker is definitely not always better, nor does quicker necessarily provide a preferable outcome.
The following statistics have been extracted from the ORYX website by web-search: "oryx, hardware losses in Ukraine". About half of the category headings are shown in this comment.
This list only includes destroyed vehicles and equipment of which photo or videographic evidence is available. Therefore, the amount of equipment destroyed is significantly higher than recorded here.
🇷🇺Russian & 🇺🇦Ukrainian Hardware Losses 24 February 2022 to 7 September 2023
🇷🇺Total - 12004, of which: destroyed: 8206, damaged: 479, abandoned: 446, captured: 2873 {captured by Ukrainians}
🇺🇦Total - 4375, of which: destroyed: 2946, damaged: 334, abandoned: 149, captured: 946 {captured by Russians}
🇷🇺Tanks - 2290, of which destroyed: 1482, damaged: 129, abandoned: 132, captured: 549 {by 🇺🇦Ukrainians}
🇺🇦Tanks - 642, of which destroyed: 415, damaged: 53, abandoned: 31, captured: 143 {by 🇷🇺Russians}
🇷🇺Command Posts And Communications Stations 🇷🇺(250, of which destroyed: 163, damaged: 2, abandoned: 2, captured: 83)
🇺🇦Command Posts And Communications Stations 🇺🇦(16, of which destroyed: 12, captured: 4)
🇷🇺Radars 🇷🇺(45, of which destroyed: 29, damaged: 4, captured: 9)
🇺🇦Radars And Communications Equipment 🇺🇦(75, of which destroyed: 57, damaged: 7, abandoned: 1 captured: 11)
🇷🇺Engineering Vehicles And Equipment 🇷🇺(340, of which destroyed: 168, damaged: 9, abandoned: 38, captured: 125)
🇺🇦Engineering Vehicles And Equipment 🇺🇦(79, of which destroyed: 42, damaged: 8, abandoned: 4, captured: 25)
🇷🇺Self-Propelled Anti-Tank Missile Systems 🇷🇺(41, of which destroyed: 17, damaged: 1, abandoned: 4, captured: 19)
🇺🇦Self-Propelled Anti-Tank Missile Systems 🇺🇦(21, of which destroyed: 8, abandoned: 1, captured: 12)
🇷🇺Artillery Support Vehicles And Equipment 🇷🇺(107, of which destroyed: 53, abandoned: 2, captured: 52)
🇺🇦Artillery Support Vehicles And Equipment 🇺🇦(23, of which destroyed: 10, captured: 13)
🇷🇺Towed Artillery 🇷🇺(296, of which destroyed: 169, damaged: 26, abandoned: 5, captured: 96)
🇺🇦Towed Artillery 🇺🇦(157, of which destroyed: 87, damaged: 50, abandoned: 2, captured: 18)
🇷🇺Self-Propelled Artillery 🇷🇺(512, of which destroyed: 368, damaged: 30, abandoned: 7, captured: 107)
🇺🇦Self-Propelled Artillery 🇺🇦(213, of which destroyed: 143, damaged: 47, captured: 23)
🇷🇺Multiple Rocket Launchers 🇷🇺(262, of which destroyed: 192, damaged: 16, abandoned: 2, capt'ed: 52)
🇺🇦Multiple Rocket Launchers 🇺🇦(50, of which destroyed: 32, damaged: 9, captured: 9)
🇷🇺Anti-Aircraft Guns 🇷🇺(17, of which destroyed: 3, captured: 14)
🇺🇦Anti-Aircraft Guns 🇺🇦(4, of which captured: 4)
🇷🇺Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Guns 🇷🇺(25, of which destroyed: 14, damaged: 1, abandoned: 2, captured: 8)
🇺🇦Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Guns 🇺🇦(6, of which destroyed: 2, damaged: 1, captured: 3)
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