[jabl]

Several western countries use tungsten instead of DU. Apparently largely due to the political issues anything uranium brings.

[jacobush]

If you call “toxic” and non biodegradable “political”, I agree with you. I think you will find that countries that expect the fighting to be largely in their backyard selected Tungsten and the countries that fight “overseas” selected Uranium.

[DuskStar]

And yet all of them also selected lead for their infantry weapons, which is similarly toxic.

[jacobush]

Ah, yes, because all lead bullets turn into a thousand degree cloud of dust, which you can later accidentally inhale or adsorb through your skin decades afterwards.