Comments on: Pentagon Dirty Bombers: Depleted Uranium in the USA http://pubrecord.org/nation/5860/pentagon-dirty-bombers-depleted-uranium/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pentagon-dirty-bombers-depleted-uranium Intrepid New Journalism Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:16:24 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Kelly Porter Franklin http://pubrecord.org/nation/5860/pentagon-dirty-bombers-depleted-uranium/comment-page-1/#comment-1450 Kelly Porter Franklin Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:21:40 +0000 http://pubrecord.org/?p=5860#comment-1450 You can add Canadian Forces Base Gagetown, New Brunswick Canada, to the list. I have a local newspaper article describing two Warthogs vapourizing two target tanks out on the Ranges and Training Area. This shouldn't come as any surprise as the same area was used to massively field-test Agent Orange in the 50's and 60's. Then Agent White beginning in 1965. Napalm too. CFB Gagetown was where everything was tested prior to use in the Vietnam War. When the Department of National Defence sprayed straight 2,4,5-T on the Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Warfare area of the Base in 1960, I'd argue this elevated that component of Agent Orange to the rank of a Chemical Warfare weapon. Just so you know; it wasn't only the USA doing things like this. You can add Canadian Forces Base Gagetown, New Brunswick Canada, to the list. I have a local newspaper article describing two Warthogs vapourizing two target tanks out on the Ranges and Training Area.
This shouldn’t come as any surprise as the same area was used to massively field-test Agent Orange in the 50’s and 60’s. Then Agent White beginning in 1965. Napalm too. CFB Gagetown was where everything was tested prior to use in the Vietnam War.
When the Department of National Defence sprayed straight 2,4,5-T on the Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Warfare area of the Base in 1960, I’d argue this elevated that component of Agent Orange to the rank of a Chemical Warfare weapon.
Just so you know; it wasn’t only the USA doing things like this.

]]> By: Jason Leopold http://pubrecord.org/nation/5860/pentagon-dirty-bombers-depleted-uranium/comment-page-1/#comment-1437 Jason Leopold Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:42:53 +0000 http://pubrecord.org/?p=5860#comment-1437 thanks, Brian. Will correct. thanks, Brian. Will correct.

]]> By: Dave Lindorff http://pubrecord.org/nation/5860/pentagon-dirty-bombers-depleted-uranium/comment-page-1/#comment-1434 Dave Lindorff Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:08:48 +0000 http://pubrecord.org/?p=5860#comment-1434 Thanks for catching the typo. Dave Thanks for catching the typo.

Dave

]]> By: Brian http://pubrecord.org/nation/5860/pentagon-dirty-bombers-depleted-uranium/comment-page-1/#comment-1433 Brian Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:59:20 +0000 http://pubrecord.org/?p=5860#comment-1433 Friendly correction: it's "Kirtland AFB, NM", not "Kirkland" Friendly correction: it’s “Kirtland AFB, NM”, not “Kirkland”

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