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An Ex-Russian Spy Was Poisoned by a Nerve Agent—How Does It Work?

Nerve agents are deadly and usually colorless, and they share a long history with insecticides.
Source: Peter Nicholls / Reuters

On Sunday, a former Russian spy named Sergei Skripal and his daughter collapsed near a bench in Salisbury, England. “Her eyes were just completely white. They were wide-open but just white and [she was] frothing at the mouth,” a man who found the couple . “Then the man went stiff. His arms stopped moving, but he’s

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