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Why the Russian chemical weapon used to poison a spy isn't banned

The nerve agent used in the recent poisoning of a Russian ex-spy is thought to have been part of the Novichok family of nerve agents which occupies a gray area in international law. The Soviet-era nerve agent is nearly 8 times more lethal than VX, making it one of the...

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