Agent Orange
noun
: an herbicide widely used as a defoliant in the Vietnam War that is composed of 2,4-D and 2,4,5-T and contains dioxin as a contaminant
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Vietnamese officials say the relationship with the U.S. is anchored in American efforts to address war legacies such as Agent Orange contamination and unexploded ordnance in the countryside that still threaten lives.
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Aniruddha Ghosal, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Mai Am Thien Duyen, a rehab and support center for Agent Orange victims, in Củ Chi on March 7, 2025.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 30 Apr. 2025
That led to a ban on domestic use and suspension of Agent Orange use by the military in April 1970, with the last mission flown in early 1971.
—Pamela McElwee, The Conversation, 28 Apr. 2025
Puerto Rico was also a guinea pig in the development of the birth control pill and in the Agent Orange tests.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2025
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Aniruddha Ghosal, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Mai Am Thien Duyen, a rehab and support center for Agent Orange victims, in Củ Chi on March 7, 2025.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 30 Apr. 2025
That led to a ban on domestic use and suspension of Agent Orange use by the military in April 1970, with the last mission flown in early 1971.
—Pamela McElwee, The Conversation, 28 Apr. 2025
Puerto Rico was also a guinea pig in the development of the birth control pill and in the Agent Orange tests.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2025
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Agent Orange
noun
: an herbicide widely used as a defoliant in the Vietnam War that is composed of 2,4-D and 2,4,5-T and contains dioxin as a contaminant
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