If the Americans did not know the possible side effects of Agent Orange when it was dropped then it ceases to become a Herbicide and becomes a possible chemical weapon. It should never have been dropped. It is no excuse to say I did not know.Originally posted by hobbes@16 December 2003 - 01:17
Agent Orange is a herbicide. The intent, when dropped, was to kill plants not people. Its' carcinogenic and teratogenic side effects were not known at the time.
Saddam 'testing' chemical weapons 'did not know' the results. Albeit he knew what he was doing and his targets were human.
Britain are also guilty of this ignorance by giving their untested antidotes* to their troops to combat chemical warfare. As a result many british troops are now seriously ill as a result. My attitude is if you dont know dont use.
* I dont know if I have used the correct word here. So my apologies.
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