On 26 March, the Conference on “Overcoming war legacies: the road to reconciliation and future cooperation between Vietnam and the US” was opened in Washington, US.

Operation Ranch Hand. January 1, 1962. Purpose of defoliation

In 1961 During the 1950s, the US military conducted field tests to determine the feasibility of spraying tactical herbicides by aircraft. Spraying experiments and the operation of aerial spraying systems laid the foundation for the systems. In 1961, the Advanced Research Projects Agency ...

The following article is about a Vietnamese-French woman who has restlessly been proceeding against U.S. chemical companies that manufactured and supplied toxic chemicals of dioxin, including Agent Orange, for the U.S. Army to spray in South Vietnam during the war.

Although the war has receded, the pain and loss still follow many policy families, war invalids and martyrs. In fact, some wounds will eventually be healed, but the colorless, odorless, and tasteless ones can only be understood by those who are victims of Agent Orange. When the weather changes, ...

The text that follows presents an overview of problems posed by herbicides and defoliants, including Agent Orange. This product, containing dioxin, was the most widely used in Vietnam and today, more than 30 years after the end of the war, its effects can still be felt.