Officials say the munitions are common and do not present a radioactive threat.
that the administration was considering the shipment. During a Tuesday briefing, Pentagon spokesperson Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder declined to comment on whether the U.S. would send the munitions.
However, opponents such as the International Coalition to Ban Uranium Weapons say there are dangerous health risks, including cancer, from touching or ingesting depleted-uranium dust. Still, U.S. officials ultimately decided to send the munitions because they are considered the most effective way of arming U.S.-made Abrams tanks, according to a Defense Department official familiar with the plans. The first tranche of 10 Abrams
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