New Zealand troops who served during the war in Vietnam have suffered significant genetic damage from exposure to Agent Orange, sprayed by the US army in Vietnam in the 1960s, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) reported from a recent study.
The study, by New Zealand scientists, could have a big effect on campaigners' efforts to sue major US chemical firms, according to the BBC.
The US military sprayed some 80 million litres of defoliants on north and south Vietnam, aiming to destroy jungle foliage to easily find more Vietnamese soldiers.
Agent Orange contains highly toxic dioxins which cause cancers and other illnesses. It has since been blamed for birth defects suffered by children and even grandchildren of Vietnam veterans and civilians.
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