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

 

 

 


Riot Control Agents

In the Korean and Vietnam wars riot control agents were used to to flush enemies out of caves, forests, buildings, and holes, as well as for riot control. The following serves as a brief overview of that riot control agents are.

Two major riot control agents are going to be talked about here, and they are Agents CS and DM. The U.S. spent a lot of money on riot gases during the 1960's because of the Vietnam war

Costs of Riot Control Agents By Year (14)
Year
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
$ spent on riot gases (millions)
2.4
2.9
1.1
16.8
17.3
16.3
80.5

Riot control agents are solids with low vapor pressures that are dispersed as fine particles or in solution. In most cases the symptoms will dissipate with exposure to fresh air, and medical treatment is usually not needed.

 

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