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Nature 434, 687 (7 April 2005) | doi:10.1038/434687a; Published online 6 April 2005
US abandons health study on Agent Orange
Declan Butler
A programme to investigate the health and environmental damage caused by widespread use of the defoliant Agent Orange during the Vietnam War has been cancelled before it even began.Scientists say that the collapse of the project is largely the result of cultural differences, a lack of communication, and a deep reservoir of suspicion between the Vietnamese and US governments.
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