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Theaters of War

This was a vast toxic spraying program designed to kill the jungle and make Vietnamese...

This was a vast toxic spraying program designed to kill the jungle and make Vietnamese resistance fighters easier to bomb

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This was a vast toxic spraying program
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designed to kill the jungle and make Vietnamese resistance
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fighters easier to bomb.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
01:09:15
Uploaded
Apr 29, 2025
Genres
documentary, history
Production
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Movie Summary

If you've seen Top Gun or Transformers, you might suspect all that military machinery comes with strings attached. This influence is not limited to a handful of movies, though. A vast new trove of internal documents reveals that t...
It poisoned a whole country, including many US troops. - Theaters of War 00:05
It poisoned a whole country, including many US troops.
One of these poisoned vets wrote a book about it, - Theaters of War 00:07
One of these poisoned vets wrote a book about it,
Eventually, a script for a TV movie - Theaters of War 00:05
Eventually, a script for a TV movie
Besides, "the exposure of most Vietnam veterans to herbicide - Theaters of War 00:16
Besides, "the exposure of most Vietnam veterans to...
Without it, throngs of suffering vets - Theaters of War 00:07
Without it, throngs of suffering vets
As time went on, it also became clear - Theaters of War 00:08
As time went on, it also became clear
REPORTER: An epidemic of birth defects, brain damage, - Theaters of War 00:09
REPORTER: An epidemic of birth defects, brain damage,
ROGER STAHL: For the Entertainment Office, - Theaters of War 00:12
ROGER STAHL: For the Entertainment Office,
Operation Ranch Hand was designed to capture the Hulk. - Theaters of War 00:07
Operation Ranch Hand was designed to capture the Hulk.
But the Pentagon didn't like it, because of course, Operation - Theaters of War 00:11
But the Pentagon didn't like it, because of course,...
So they were trying to avoid any kind of association - Theaters of War 00:07
So they were trying to avoid any kind of association
- I'm requesting a National Command Authority Override. - Theaters of War 00:04
- I'm requesting a National Command Authority Override.
Angry Man is unsecure. - Theaters of War 00:04
Angry Man is unsecure.
But in a way, it's just... it's the Pentagon - Theaters of War 00:07
But in a way, it's just... it's the Pentagon
But it's a slickly oiled PR machine that is not just - Theaters of War 00:06
But it's a slickly oiled PR machine that is not just
It's advertising the most violent and powerful - Theaters of War 00:06
It's advertising the most violent and powerful
ROGER STAHL: The Office is also touchy about nuclear weapons. - Theaters of War 00:05
ROGER STAHL: The Office is also touchy about nuclear...
There's a long history of rejecting - Theaters of War 00:07
There's a long history of rejecting
Take one from the Cold War, The Day After, - Theaters of War 00:06
Take one from the Cold War, The Day After,
It happened to be the highest rated TV movie in history. - Theaters of War 00:04
It happened to be the highest rated TV movie in history.