What exactly happened with agent orange?

Answer 1

Agent Orange and "Super Orange" were the nicknames given to a herbicide and defoliant used by the U.S. military in its Herbicidal Warfare program during the Vietnam War. Agent Orange was used from 1961 to 1971, and was by far the most used of the so-called "rainbow herbicides" utilized during the program. Degradation of Agent Orange (as well as Agents Purple, Pink, and Green) released dioxins, which have allegedly caused harm to the health of those exposed during the Vietnam War. Agents Blue and White were part of the same program but did not contain dioxins.

Studies of populations highly exposed to dioxin, though not necessarily Agent Orange, indicate increased risk of various types of cancer and genetic defects; the effect of long term low level exposure has not been established.

Since the 1980s, several lawsuits have been filed against the companies who produced Agent Orange, among them being Dow Chemical, Monsanto and Diamond Shamrock (produced only 5% [1]). U. S. veterans obtained a $180 million settlement in 1984, most affected veterans receiving a one-time lump sum payment of $1,200. American veterans of the war on Vietnam were seeking recognition of Agent Orange, compensation and treatment for maladies that they and their children suffered from; many Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange have not been able to receive promised medical care through the VA medical system and only with rare exception have their affected children received healthcare assistance from the government.

Vietnam veterans and their families who brought the original Agent Orange lawsuit stated 25 years ago that the government "is just waiting for us all to die". They alleged that most of those still alive will succumb to the effects of toxic exposure over the next several years, before age 65.

Elsewhere, Australian, Canadian and New Zealand veterans obtained compensation in an out-of-court settlement that same year. In 1999, South Korean veterans filed a lawsuit in Korea; in January 2006, the Korean Appeal Court ordered Monsanto and Dow to pay $62 million in compensation. However, no Vietnamese have obtained compensation, and on March 10, 2005 Judge Jack Weinstein of Brooklyn Federal Court dismissed the lawsuit filed by the Vietnamese victims of Agent Orange against the chemical companies that produced the defoliants/herbicides.

Answer 2

It, along with Blue, were defoliants used during the Vietnam war that we had all over us. Many have died from cancer from it, have had deformed children. Of course, the government, as it always does, claims Agent orange isn't a carcinogen when it has been proved that it does cause cancer. They probably will admit it when everyone who was in Vietnam are dead!

I don't know who the person was who's big idea it was to use it, however, instead of having to run straight into an ambush (which is the only way out) for 50 feet, we had to be in the open much longer as we had no cover! That also put them out of range of our Claymores which sprayed an area of 100 meters with ball bearings!! Idiots!

Answer 3

Agent orange was a Defoliant used in Viet Nam to "Get rid of the Jungle" in order to find the Viet Cong easier. Ended up causing all sorts of health problems for our guys though.

Answer 4

it was a terrible defoliant, and very effective too. used to kill the trees the vietnamese were hiding in.

didnt help U.S win the war even though they dropped tons of the stuff.

It's a lethal chemical. I heard a story that the troops would take their shirts off when the dumped it nearby as the shower was cooling in the steaming jungle. No wonder a lot of them have cancer etc now.

I think it's also called 245-T, but not sure. Some countries still use it. All the chemicals that get banned in one country for negative health effects usually end up in some poorer country willing to take the discounted product (even though the company knows it's bad), -profits over people

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Answer 5

He was killed off in Episode 34 of theTelevision Series Get Smart. Agents 86 and 99 were deeply distressed by this and spent most of this episode Crying.

Answer 6

Used during Vietnam war to kill the plants to make it easier for soldiers to see. It caused health problems and I would think it is no longer in use.