The Democrats are right to the utmost to fight back against Section 219 of the 2027 NDAA.

Here’s the summary of the Section 219 :

The Democrats’ righteous viewpoint, which I hope could become bipartisan :

Here’s how the Section 219 bars the United States of America from working on key components of antitank missiles (scroll down if you want to jump to the topic of depleted uranium components, where, spoiler, it’s much worse) :

So it seems that there’s a way. But there’s a big catch on depleted uranium components, including in the best scenario (with negotiated data rights and FFF exceptions) :

Here’s a zoom on why even negotiated data rights do not warrant possibility to eliminate Israeli depleted uranium components from antitank missiles :

“The physical, regulatory, and engineering barriers remain largely intact”.

There is a worst case scenario : let’s imagine the introduction of an (alpha,n) neutron source with an americium 241, americium 242m, americium 243 and americium 244 alpha source, used to heat up the missile and allow to increase its range through a subcritical nuclear motor, or a gyroscope made of the same isotopes, lighter than a depleted uranium ballast. In both cases it can be patented as it would be an “innovation” as indeed in both cases it is 80% more precise than with depleted uranium, albeit 20% less than with tungsten. In this case it is obvious that even with negotiated data rights nothing will change. Ceriumisation (cerium makes fertile americium isotopes a RFA weapon, fissile, the same as erbium for depleted uranium) is impossible for the gyroscope for it is going to be way above the critical mass (20 grams). It’s really the worst case scenario and it is known (through NATO ghostwhispers) that IMI plans already to make fertile americium isotopes gyroscopes.

Both the Senate Minority Whip Chuck Schumer and the Senator candidate to that position Chris van Hollen are against the Section 219. It’s possible for them and for the current Senate to block the Section 219 and to force full renegotiation starting from nothing in January 2027 through other ways than filibuster :

As a final note I’d point out that Gadi Eisenkot is against Section 219. But that’s not enough : on both sides SMEs (typically) can develop new technologies based on fertile alpha emitters for e.g. antitank missiles, and once they are bought by the other side through e.g. corruption of a general (able on both sides to buy weapons, unlike in most European countries except the Baltic countries), it’s locked in. On the side of Israel Rafael doesn’t make depleted uranium weapons but Gadi Eisenkot (unlike the Likud, who is in favour of fertile alpha emitters weapons)  is afraid of e.g. Anduril. On the side of the United States of America, IMI, IAI and Elbit would be sure entry points for depleted uranium. NATO ghostwhispers confirm everything and say that it is extremely dangerous for our collective security.