Introduction

History
  Korea
  Vietnam

Riot Control Agents
  CS
  DM

Incendiaries
  White Phosphorous
  Napalm

Operation Ranch Hand
  
Mission Overview
  
Defoliants Used
    
 Components
     Agent Orange

   
    
Dioxin
  
   Agent White
      Agent Blue

Ecology

Ambiguities of Vietnam
  Yellow Rain
  Operation Tailwind
  CW Test On Sailors
  Dissenting Warriors

References

Links

 

 

 


INTRODUCTION

The purpose of these pages are to provide a brief history and some background into the use of Chemical & Biological Weapons during the Korean and Vietnam Conflicts. The sources for these pages may be found on the Internet or in print and are referenced throughout this site.

These pages where designed by students in the Chemistry 450 (Chemical & Biological Warfare) class offered at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo. We are in no way experts on these subjects or claim to be. We have only presented the data we found.

We hope you find this page useful and insightful in your search.

Sincerely,

Mike Madonna, Derek Marin, and Jillian Verby

Section Credit
Mike Madonna researched and compiled the Agent Orange, Dioxin, and Riot Control Agents sections.
Derek Marin researched and compiled the History, Incendiaries, and the Ambiguities of Vietnam (minus Yellow Rain) sections.
Jillian Verby researched and compiled the Operation Ranch Hand, Ecology, and Yellow Rain sections.