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Chemical Warfare: August 9th 1961

Forty-seven years ago today, US aircraft sprayed dioxin-laced Agent Orange over the central highlands province of Kon Tum, Vietnam.  This was the start of the largest and most sustained chemical warfare campaign launched by man against man. 

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Lest we forget the inhumanity of these war crimes.

See this and this.

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