• bazus1@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    I admit, first time I read that headline I was like, “WHAT? Israel adding Asbestos to their bombs now? How sinister. What’s next - radon?” It took a minute to get up to speed.

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      1 month ago

      Same. Per the article, the structures being destroyed have asbestos in them from when they were built; this is the cause of it being released

      Edit: I’ve never before seen a comment like the reply to mine here below that was so clearly made by an AI bot

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        1 month ago

        Asbestos is a massive curse that the world should never have been put into their buildings. There are tons of buildings all over the world that still have asbestos in them.

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          1 month ago

          It has great material properties aside from, you know, destroying people’s lungs. So I can understand why the world was eager to use it before understanding the risks.

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      1 month ago

      Me too - wouldn’t put it past them, Israel is disgusting enough to sink to that level.

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        Well, my second thought was, “that’s pretty short-sighted if you’re gonna Zionist all over the destroyed area… why would you introduce a carcinogen when…” and by then it clicked. The zionists don’t want carcinogens either, but explosively spreading existing asbestos is the price they’re willing to pay for genocide.