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    Why is Novichok so deadly?

    Oct 29, 2020 2 minutes
    Words by Scott Dutfield

    Novichok nerve agents were developed in secret by the Soviet Union in the early 1970s, though deadly nerve agents have been around since the 1930s. It’s believed that the initial development of these agents began as an alternative to insecticides. However,

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