How Much Did Vietnam Spray with Agent Orange
From 1962 to 1971, the U. S. Air Force Sprayed Nearly 19 Million Gallons of Herbicides in Vietnam, of Which at Least 11 Million Gallons Was Agent Orange, in a...
From 1962 to 1971, the U.S. Air Force sprayed nearly 19 million gallons of herbicides in Vietnam, of which at least 11 million gallons was Agent Orange, in a military project called Operation Ranch Hand.
How much Agent Orange was used in the Vietnam War?
It was available in slightly different mixtures, sometimes referred to as Agent Orange I, Agent Orange II, Agent Orange III and “Super Orange.” More than 13 million gallons of Agent Orange was used in Vietnam, or almost two-thirds of the total amount of herbicides used during the entire Vietnam War.
How many Vietnamese died from Agent Orange?
According to the Vietnamese, the US program resulted in 400,000 deaths caused due to a range of cancers and other ailments, and that approximately 4.8 million Vietnamese people were exposed to Agent Orange according to census data.