Vietnam Chemical Warfare’s Secret Toxic Legacies: Agent Blue
For over 50 years, US news about chemical warfare during the American Vietnam War has been dominated by the story of Agent Orange and its devastating impacts. During the Vietnam War period, however, another diabolical concoction called Agent Blue was also used extensively in Vietnam. This arsenic-based herbicide was used to kill rice and the public knew little about its use. In fact, the first news reference to this chemical weapon was a simple letter to the editor sent by Arthur H. Westing in... Читать дальше...