United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Public Health

Warfare Agents

 

Exposure during military service to chemical and biological weapons listed below potentially could cause certain health problems in Veterans, depending on a number of other factors.

 

Soldier wearing gas maskChemical & Biological Weapons (Gulf War)
Use of biological toxins or infectious agents with intent to kill or incapacitate

Gas masksNerve Agents
Toxic chemicals that attack the body’s nervous system

World War I soldier in trench wearing gasmaskMustard Gas
Odorless, poisonous gas used during World War I, II, and military tests in the 1940s

Aircraft carrierProject 112/Project SHAD
Military tests of chemical/biological warfare materials conducted in the 1960s to early 1970s

Researcher filling test vials with blood samples Edgewood/Aberdeen Experiments
Classified medical studies of low-dose chemical agents conducted from 1955-1975

Herbicide storage tankHerbicide Tests and Storage
Agent Orange and other herbicides used in Vietnam, tested or stored elsewhere


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