In 1959, the Vietnam War broke out. This war lasted for 16 years. It was the war with the largest number of participants and the most significant impact in the United States after World War II. This war caused the death of more than 4 million civilians in Vietnam. The sequelae of the war still continue to this day. That is, the US military used a large number of chemical weapons in the Vietnam War. 4 million Vietnamese were harmed by chemical pollution, resulting in the current domestic There are still a large number of deformed people.

The main reason why the Vietnam War lasted so long and the U.S. military finally returned with a disastrous defeat was that after suffering heavy losses, the Vietnamese army would hide in the mountains or jungles, recuperate, and then continue to attack the U.S. military. However, Vietnam has a hot climate, lush jungles, and frequent rains. Advanced weapons of the US military, such as armored vehicles and tanks, are simply inaccessible. While fighter jets and helicopters were hovering in the sky, they could not see whether there were any North Vietnamese troops hidden under the dense leaves. In addition, the Vietnamese army also used the cover of dense forests in the Truong Son area to ensure the smooth flow of material transportation.

After U.S. troops entered the jungle, they were often confused and disoriented by the elusive Vietnamese army, leaving behind their armor. In order to change the passive situation and cut off the supply of Vietnamese guerrillas, it was decided to first try to clear the visual obstacles. The US military has tried many methods, including throwing incendiary bombs or pouring large amounts of munitions into the jungle, but the results are not good. Finally, the Americans came up with the idea of ??using chemical weapons, which was a drug called "Agent Orange."

“Agent Orange”, also known as defoliant, is a defoliant developed and produced by the American Monsanto Agricultural Company. It contains the highly toxic toxic gas dioxin. "Agent Orange" sprayed on the leaves will cause the leaves to wither and fall, leaving only bare trunks of the trees, leaving the North Vietnamese troops with nowhere to hide. Monsanto Company once claimed that the pesticide they developed "is not harmful to humans and has protected the lives of American soldiers. It is a great patriotic act."

The fact is that "Agent Orange" contains highly toxic poisons Gaseous dioxins are very stable chemically, and it takes 18 years for them to disappear naturally in the environment. After the poisonous gas enters the human body, it takes 14 years to be completely discharged. During the entire Vietnam War, the United States spent US$170 million and sprayed 72 million liters of "Agent Orange" in total. The sprayed area was 10% of Vietnam. One-third of the area was sprayed multiple times, such as near the "Ho Chi Minh Trail". To this day, the soil in these locations still fails testing.

"Agent Orange" not only causes great damage to nature and living things, but also has an impact on people that is no less harmful than nuclear radiation. After people live in places where Agent Orange has been sprayed, the amount of toxins in their blood will be much higher than that of ordinary people, and they will basically suffer from cancer, genetic mutations and other diseases caused by Agent Orange. What's more, the toxins alter their fertility and genetics, affecting the next generation. Many Vietnamese living here gave birth to children with missing arms and legs, deformed children with ulcers all over their bodies, or mentally retarded children during their ten-month pregnancy.

During the Vietnam War, the large amounts of "Agent Orange" dropped by the U.S. military not only brought long-term sequelae of the war to the Vietnamese people, but also many American soldiers who participated in the Vietnam War suffered from it. This is because soldiers were only briefly exposed to these drugs, and after returning home, they developed various diseases such as heart disease, prostate cancer, and chloracne.

According to statistics, since the Vietnam War to date, 400,000 Vietnamese have lost their lives due to Agent Orange, 500,000 children with deformities and mental retardation have been born, and 2 million people have suffered from sequelae. The United States, which flaunts "human rights" and "freedom" and calls itself a "humane country," has always been plagued by disasters caused by "Agent Orange." To date, there has not been even an apology to the Vietnamese who were poisoned by Agent Orange.