NASA infra-red satellite image of south-east Vietnam in 1973. The Cyan stripes show diseased vegetation due to Agent Orange

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During the Vietnam War chemical defoliants were used by the US military to clear forests on a massive scale. Between 1962 and 1969, 11 million gallons of Agent Orange, the most commonly used defoliant, were dropped onto 16% of the total forested area of

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