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Agent Orange

Part of the Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Book Series (volume 58)

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-08187-3

ISBN: 978-3-031-08186-6

Publisher: Springer International Publishing - Springer Journals

Jul 26, 2022

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Chapter 11Birth Defects: Facts, Fiction, and Propaganda

Young, Alvin L.

Pages: 195 –221

[One of the most emotional aspects of the Vietnam War and its aftermath has been the issue of alleged birth defects following the spraying of Agent Orange, and other 2,4,5-T-containing tactical herbicides in Vietnam in Operation RANCH HAND, 1962–1970. The first reports appeared in Vietnamese...
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Chapter 12The Media and Agent Orange

Young, Alvin L.

Pages: 223 –237

[Agent Orange was but a small item in a war that lasted 10 years, but it was the war itself that tore the US apart at home. The fighting in Vietnam corresponded with the rise of television news broadcasting pictures of the horror of the war, the anti-war protests in the streets, and the stories...
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Chapter 13Failure of Science and Common Sense

Young, Alvin L.

Pages: 239 –259

[When the epidemiologist is called upon to investigate questions that may not be answerable, a scientific study is unlikely to provide answers. Agent Orange is really an issue that strikes at the fundamental concept of “quality of life”, and hence science alone cannot resolve the controversy....
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Chapter 14Failure of Government Policy and Common Sense

Young, Alvin L.

Pages: 261 –284

[Policy considerations as to how the United States government was going to address the issues of Agent Orange and Vietnam veterans was initially absent. After 37 years, science has not been able to even answer the question of the health impact of environmental Agent Orange exposures. It became...

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