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  2. Chemical warfare - Wikipedia

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    Chemical warfare (CW) involves using the toxic properties of chemical substances as weapons.This type of warfare is distinct from nuclear warfare, biological warfare and radiological warfare, which together make up CBRN, the military acronym for chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (warfare or weapons), all of which are considered "weapons of mass destruction" (WMDs), a term that ...

  3. Agent Orange - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Agent Orange is a chemical herbicide and defoliant, one of the tactical use Rainbow Herbicides . It was used by the U.S. military as part of its herbicidal warfare program, Operation Ranch Hand, [1] during the Vietnam War from 1961 to 1971. [2] It is a mixture of equal parts of two herbicides, 2,4,5-T and 2,4-D.

  4. Agent Orange (band) - Wikipedia

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    Agent Orange is an American punk rock band formed in Placentia, California, in 1979. [2] The band was one of the first to mix punk rock with surf music. [3] A power trio, the band was founded by frontman and guitarist Mike Palm who has remained the band's sole constant member. The lineup of Palm, James Levesque (bass) and Scott Miller (drums ...

  5. Veterans see historic expansion of benefits for toxic ... - AOL

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    For veterans who served during the Vietnam War, hypertension and other conditions were added to the list of problems presumed to be caused by exposure to Agent Orange, which was used by the U.S ...

  6. Angiotensin II receptor blocker - Wikipedia

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    Angiotensin II receptor blockers are used primarily for the treatment of hypertension where the patient is intolerant of ACE inhibitor therapy primarily because of persistent and/or dry cough. [6] They do not inhibit the breakdown of bradykinin or other kinins, and are thus only rarely associated with the persistent dry cough and/or angioedema ...

  7. Lawmakers Try to Expand List of Diseases Eligible for Agent ...

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    They would add three diseases to the VA's Agent Orange presumptives list but leave off hypertension.

  8. Category:Agent Orange (band) albums - Wikipedia

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    It should only contain pages that are Agent Orange (band) albums or lists of Agent Orange (band) albums, as well as subcategories containing those things (themselves set categories). Topics about Agent Orange (band) albums in general should be placed in relevant topic categories .

  9. Impact of Agent Orange in Vietnam - Wikipedia

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    Agent Orange chemical drums. Agent Orange had devastating ecological effects on Vietnam's plant life, which also contributed to the creation of refugees during the war. The ecological effects of agent orange have been reported to continue to affect the daily lives of Vietnamese citizens. A study showed dioxin contamination in soil and sediment ...