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The substance used on Sergei Skripal was an agent called BZ, according to Swiss state Spiez lab
The toxin was never produced in Russia, but was in service in the US, UK, and other NATO states.
the examination conducted by a Swiss chemical lab that worked with the samples that London handed over to the Organisation for the Prohibition of the Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
the UN chemical watchdog limited itself only to confirming the formula of the substance used to poison the Skripals in its final report without mentioning anything about the other facts
Source
3-Quinuclidinyl benzilate (QNB) — IUPAC name 1-azabicyclo[2.2.2]octan-3-yl hydroxy(diphenyl)acetate; US Army code EA-2277; NATO code BZ]; Soviet code Substance 78 — is an odorless military incapacitating agent.
originally posted by: Xcathdra
RT as a source...
ok.
Where did the sample come from? Last I saw the UK was not releasing it to 3rd parties.
a Swiss chemical lab that worked with the samples that London handed over to the Organisation for the Prohibition of the Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
originally posted by: Thecakeisalie
a reply to: trollz
RT is a state run news source-so trusting it is almost the equivalent of trusting a known thief with your wallet.
originally posted by: Thecakeisalie
I've seen RT and it's anti American rhetoric
originally posted by: Thecakeisalie
the world has seen what they do to dissident reporters.
The substance used on Sergei Skripal was an agent called BZ, according to Swiss state Spiez lab, the Russian foreign minister said.