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Former Soviet chemical weapons specialist. He believes the gas is a modification of BZ gas, a toxic chemical agent that he worked on. In September 1992, he revealed that the Soviet Union had produced the most lethal binary nerve agent known to mankind. Known as Novichok (the newcomer), it was up to 10 times more powerful than its nearest U.S. equivalent, known as VX. He was jailed twice for whistleblowing.

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Russia Refuses to Identify the Narcotic Gas Which Killed 117 in Moscow; Meanwhile Scientists Say the U.S. Is Developing an Arsenal of Chemical and Biological Weapons in Violation of International Chem

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