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Agent orange was a defoliating chemical used to clear jungle. Later, research proved it had horrible effects on the people exposed to it.

Napalm is a sticky and extremely flammable substance often used by military forces. Its original intent was to clear brush destroy wooden structures. Unfortunately, it is also often used against human targets.

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Controversial weapons used by the United States in Vietnam

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Agent orange was a defoliating chemical used to clear jungle. Later, research proved it had horrible effects on the people exposed to it.

Napalm is a sticky and extremely flammable substance often used by military forces. Its original intent was to clear brush destroy wooden structures. Unfortunately, it is also often used against human targets.

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How did us army use napalm and agent orange?

Napalm is like thick, sticky gasoline. Used to set stuff on fire. Can be used in flamethrowers. Agent Orange is a defoliant. Spray it on trees and the leaves fall off. The US used it in Vietnam to prevent the enemy from hiding in the jungle.


Why did the US use napalm and Agent orange in it's fight against thevietcong?

Because North Vietnamese and Viet Cong fighters used jungle foliage to their advantage to conceal positions, napalm and Agent Orange was used to clear vegetation. The napalm was used over suspected and known enemy positions, and Agent Orange was sprayed around U.S. positions to clear approaches around fighting positions of all foliage so perimeter posts could easily see any enemy approaching.


What was a chemical herbicide used in Vietnam?

supposedly just defoliants but even some of our own died from this and many suffered irrepuable harm (AGENT ORANGE! WAS NOT A WEAPON, BUT WE SPRAYED IT AND WE DID HORRIBLE DAMAGE TO OUR TROOPS, THE LAND IS STILL CONTAMINATED, CHILDREN ARE STILL BEING BORN WITH HORRIBLE DEFECTS, OUR OWN CAME BACK AND THEIR CHILDREN WERE BEING BORN WITH HORRIBLE BIRTH DEFECTS. THERE ARE A LOT OF DOCUMENTERIES THAT WILL TELL YOU MORE. THE HORRIBLE AFFECTS THAT AGENT ORANGE CAUSED, AND ARE STILL CAUSING, MY OWN SPOUSE HAS PARKINSONS DUE TO EXPOSURE)


Where was agent orange shipped from?

agent orange ws shipped from the US into US Bases in Vietnam then they put the agent orange onto the helicopters then they launch the helicopters to spray the agent orange


What is so dangerous about Agent Orange?

See website: Agent Orange.