Times of Triumph by Carlson - 2nd post

In the 1960s during the Vietnam War the chemical industry supplied the U. S. military herbicides to clear jungle areas. The chemical, Agent Orange, was one of the herbicides used. Forty years after Silent Spring was written, Carlson’s 2006 book, Times of Triumph, Times of Doubt, contains current information on the use of herbicides in peace and war. He notes that the government took a long time to acknowledge the detrimental effects of herbicides on U. S. veterans and the Vietnamese population. The ecological effects and ethical ramifications of herbicides are similar to DDT and even more so. Chemists working for the chemical companies were willing to apply their science to new uses that were determined with questionable ethical considerations. Motivated by an emerging industry that was now needed for Vietnam War applications, the chemical companies focused on producing herbicides.