The world says “no" to chemical weapons  After nuclear weapons, chemical weapons are one of the most destructive weapons, causing mass destruction because chemicals (sometimes called military poisons) in this type of weapon have a common character - highly toxic, fast-acting to cause major losses to the enemy or direct hazard for many people, animals and plants in general. There are many kinds of chemical weapons, classified in two ways. The first is in the way of harmful effects for humans and plants, such as asphyxiation chemical weapons, chemical weapons causing nerve damage, chemical weapons causing skin ulcers and chemical weapons destroying plants. The second is based on the subjects: chemical weapons destroying vitality and chemical weapons destroying plants. Owing to the great harm to humans and the environment, most countries in the world agree to add chemical weapons in the list of weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear weapons, chemical weapons and biological weapons. These kinds of weapons are on the specifically prohibited list. For chemical weapons, the most important international legal document is the Chemical Weapons Convention, including the prohibition of development, prohibition of production, ban of store and use and provisions for the destruction of chemical weapons. This convention is managed by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, an independent organization based in Hague, the As of June 2013, 189 countries are members of the Chemical Weapons Convention. Two countries - Thus, most countries in the world have committed to "say no" to chemical weapons. However, between the "saying no" or signing the convention and the thorough implementation of it may have "exception" circumstances. Also, in December 1980, The chemical industry in In limited extent, Obviously, as with nuclear weapons, "Vietnam does not own nuclear, biological or chemical weapons or programs to develop such weapons, and is a party to most of the non-proliferation treaties and the related agreements, etc. ...," confirmed the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NIT), an internationally renowned non-governmental organization.  Vietnamese AO victims. The war that the Mr. Nguyen Van Rinh, chairman of the Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange/dioxin (VAVA) stated: On November 20, 1961, the U.S. Government officially approved for the U.S. Army to conduct a defoliation campaign. After test flights, on August 10, 1961 U.S. military aircrafts began a campaign to spray defoliant in South Vietnam, along Road 14 from northern Kon Tum to Dak To. During the 10 years, from 1961 to 1971, the Specifically, 4.8 million people in According to the definition of chemicals in weapons, the Agent Orange that was used by the U.S. military during the Vietnam War is a kind of "military chemical" or chemical weapon. But the U.S. is still trying to shirk responsibility, reject petitions against the companies that manufactured and supplied chemicals to the U.S. military during the war, with the plaintiff as Vietnamese victims, whose representative is the Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange/dioxin. The It is absurd when in fact the The story must come to an end The U.S. Army military used chemicals or chemical weapons 40, 50 years ago but the compensation for tens of thousands of families, millions of victims have not been resolved. One of the barriers set by the But quite unexpectedly, a result recently published by a research team, not in Vietnam but in the United States, has attracted special attention of the public: Agent Orange/dioxin used by the U.S. in the Vietnam War not only caused consequences for Vietnamese but also for the American veterans. According to Reuters, the research work was conducted by Dr. Mark Garzotto and colleagues at the The researchers analyzed the medical records of 2,720 veterans who did a prostate biopsy. Each 1/13 of them were exposure to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War. About 900 people or 33 percent of the veterans were diagnosed with prostate cancer, of which approximately half of them caused aggressive and fast-growing prostate cancer. After considering age, race, weight, and history of cancer in families of veterans, the group concluded that those who were exposure to Agent Orange are at higher risk of catching prostate cancer by 52 percent higher than those who are not exposed to Agent Orange. Many newspapers and media outlets in the With the results of this new study, the chairman of the Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange/dioxin said: "We are preparing legal basis to prepare a new lawsuit. This is completely a civil action by the victims who live near the hotspots and have daily exposure to the air, water, and food that are affected with AO." Unlike the previous cases, in which the plaintiffs are the people who are directly affected by Agent Orange/dioxin, in the upcoming lawsuit, the victims are the second and the third generation victims, including women and children living in hot spots around the airports of The unraveling of the concepts, language, legal citing, etc. is also necessary and may need more time. But the responsibility to identify, implement liable for thousands of families, millions of people in Vietnam, as well as tens of thousands of American soldiers who have been dying, suffering pains should not be further delayed. It is not only the call of humanity, the decorum of a nation, but also the call of justice and truth in the present era of civilization. Tran Minh |
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