During the Cold War 2,4-D was an Agent of Biological Warfare
Posted: December 9th, 2013 | Filed under: Research | Tags: 2 4 5-T, 2 4 5-Trichlorophenoxyacetic Acid, 2 4-D, 2 4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid, Agent Orange, Chemicals, Civil Defense, gmo, GMO Labeling, Handbook, herbicides, Toxic, Vietnam, Vietnam War |Currently, the USDA is reviewing GMO crops designed to withstand 2,4-D and Dicamba. However, 50 years ago 2,4-D, otherwise known as 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid, was considered a agent of biological warfare that could kill farmers crops. Agent Orange, used by the U.S. military as part of its herbicidal warfare program, Operation Ranch Hand, during the Vietnam War from 1961 to 1971, caused thousands of birth defects. Agent Orange is half 2,4-D and half 2,4,5-T, which means these GMO crops are very toxic to humans and the environment. Worse, if approved, these toxic GMOs wouldn’t be required to be labeled.
“Before disaster strikes.. What the Farmer Should Know About Biological Warfare”
Federal Civil Defense Administration Handbook, 1955
POSSIBLE METHODS OF ATTACK
The methods of attack which seem more likely are:
1. Destructive dusts from airplanes carrying chemical plant growth inhibitors, such as 2,4-D or 2,4,5-T.
2. Large scale aerial dissemination of disease-producing spores.
3. Secret introduction of foreign plant diseases or insects new to this country.
