USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Agent Orange is a chemical herbicide and defoliant, one of the “tactical use” Rainbow Herbicides. It was used by the U.S. military as part of its herbicidal warfare program, Operation Ranch Hand, during the Vietnam War from 1961 to 1971. It is a mixture of equal parts of two herbicides, 2, 4, 5-T and 2, 4-D.

Detailed explanation-2: -By far the most widely used herbicide was Agent Orange, followed by Agent White; other tactical herbicides that were used in Vietnam during the war include Agent Blue, Agent Purple, Agent Pink, and Agent Green.

Detailed explanation-3: -Napalm, Agent Orange and phosphorous bombs. Q. Introduce the chemical weapons-Napalm and Agent Orange used by American army in Vietnam War.

Detailed explanation-4: -Agent Orange was sprayed at up to 20 times the concentration the manufacturers recommended for killing plants. It defoliated millions of acres of forests and farmland. Large tracts of that land remain degraded and unproductive to this day.

Detailed explanation-5: -Agent Orange, which contained the deadly chemical dioxin, was the most commonly used herbicide.