Article ID: CBB000931367

Guerre et défoliation dans le Sud Viêt-Nam, 1961--1971: Aux sources de l'histoire (2007)

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Tran, Thao (Author)
Amat, Jean-Paul (Author)
Pirot, Françoise (Author)


Histoire & Mesure
Volume: 22, no. 1
Issue: 1
Pages: 71-107


Publication Date: 2007
Edition Details: Part of a special issue: “Guerre et statistiques”
Language: French

Thirty years after the end of the conflict in 1975, the debate on the controversial use of herbicides in Vietnam remains heated. The chemical component of this war carried was the program Ranch Hand (1961-1971), which aimed to the total destruction of the vegetational cover. At that time, the international scientific community already realized what would be the catastrophic environmental and medical consequences in the post-war period. The disappearance of very large surfaces of forests, mangrove forests and others plant communities durably endangered biodiversity; the soils and water were also polluted. Since 1974, reports of the American National Academy of Sciences have listed the number of air missions and the quantity of herbicides spread per military area and year. Although their statistics include variations, errors and omissions, these sources give an idea of the extent of the phenomenon. Nowadays, the American Defense Department tends to open its files to researchers. The few ones that are already available prove of priceless value for the history of defoliation and bring new dimensions. We can now weigh war as a disturbance and locate the number of missions and the type and quantity of herbicides, which will eventually allow us to assess the impact of defoliation on ecosystems and people.

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Authors & Contributors
Martini, Edwin A.
Jim Laurier
Peter E. Davies
Alvin L. Young
Gareth Hector
Oatsvall, Neil S.
Concepts
Vietnam War
Technology and war; technology and the military
Science and war; science and the military
Environmental sciences
Herbicides
Environmental degradation
Time Periods
20th century, late
21st century
20th century, early
20th century
Places
United States
Vietnam
Institutions
United States Air Force (USAF)
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