Donald Trump wrote a flattering note to Vladimir Putin after an ex-Russian intelligence officer and his daughter were ...

When Sergei and Yulia Skripal were poisoned by nerve agent novichok in 2018, one of the most secretive sites in Britain suddenly found itself getting a lot of attention. Porton Down, Britain's ...

In war, chemical warfare agents are never a pretty sight. Meet VX, an extremely toxic human-made chemical that devastated many, and you've probably never heard about it. Appeals court rejects ...

A nerve agent was used to try to murder a former Russian spy and his daughter, police have said. Sergei and Yulia Skripal were found unconscious in Salisbury on Sunday afternoon and remain ...

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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the UK was being “absolutely irresponsible”. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has vowed a response “very soon”. The leaders of France, Germany, the US ...

In the early days of the air war, chemical weapons detection alarms and tests by U.S., Czech, French and British troops indicated the possible presence of nerve agents and other chemical weapons.

First, in 1936, German chemist Gerhart Schrader came up with a nerve agent that came to be called tabun (later it was called German agent A or GA). Around 1938, Schrader came up with a new nerve ...

Authorities believe a deadly Russian-developed nerve agent was smeared on the ex-spy's door handle. Investigators have identified individuals believed to be behind the poisoning of Sergei and ...

When giving gluteal injections, it is safest to use the upper outer quadrant. The choice of site for injection must be based on good clinical judgment, using the best evidence available and ...