Q. Which of the following herbicides and defoliant were used by the US military in its herbicidal warfare programme during the Vietnam war?
A) Agent black
B) Agent orange
C) Super orange
D) Both (b) and (c)
Explanation
Agent orange and super orange were used from 1961 to 1971. They released dioxins, which have caused harm to the health of those exposed during the Vietnam war. Agent blue and white were part of the same programme but did not contain dioxins.
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