Vietnam War
I have chosen to skip the Korean War and proceed to the Vietnam war. The reason being is that there is no concrete evidence to support the use of chemical and biological weapons by the United States. There have been allegations by the Chinese government that United States used biological weapons, but with no substantial evidence.
The Vietnam War saw the use of massive amounts of chemical anti-plant agents and anti-personnel gas. This is the last known war that the United States military used chemical weapons. The anti-plant agents used were 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetate (2,4,D), n-butyl 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetate (2,4,5-T), iso-butyl trichlorophenoxyacetate and cacodylic acid. These compounds are more commonly known as agent orange, agent white, agent purple, agent pink, agent green and agent blue. Over the course of the war, more that seventy million liters were sprayed on Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. These agents caused thirteen different disabilities in those who came in direct contact with the agents, ranging from type two diabetes and Hodgkin’s disease to leukemia and cancer. Those who were in contact with the agents and had children after the war, some children were born with severe birth defects. These defects included spina bifida, which is the only birth defect acknowledged by the government caused by anti-plant agents. Thirteen other birth defects have been accused to being the result of being in contact with agent orange but the United States government does not agree with these claims. The United States government does offer disability pay for those affected by the use of anti-plant agents; this includes soldiers and children. This does not include those in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia.
Like previous wars, the Vietnam War was a time of testing new chemical and biological weapons. The newest one was an incapacitating agent called BZ. This agent was tested on American soldiers along with over two hundred and fifty other types of chemicals. By the end of the experiments, over six thousand soldiers had been involved in these trials.