US mulls sending top-shelf depleted uranium tank rounds to Ukraine

The U.S. is likely to send depleted-uranium shells to Ukraine, greatly increasing the country's ability to win tank-on-tank battles against Russia.

Depleted-uranium shells are not radioactive, but can have some after-effects if shrapnel is embedded in the flesh. Russia has also pounced on the U.K.'s delivery of the same shells to accuse Western countries of supplying Ukraine with "weapons with a nuclear component." Anders Hagstrom is a reporter with Fox News Digital covering national politics and major breaking news events. Send tips to Anders.Hagstrom@Fox.com, or on Twitter: @Hagstrom_Anders.

"The projectile hits like a freight train," former Army artillery officer Scott Boston told WSJ. "It is very long and very dense. So it puts a great deal of kinetic energy on a specific point on an enemy armor array."