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'''V-Series''' | |||
''' | The most highly developed agent in the V series is called VX, with the "V" standing for "venomous." This agent was concocted in 1952 by Ranajit Ghosh, a chemist working at Britain's Imperial Chemical Industries. The creation of the chemical was an accident, for Ghosh was merely researching for new ingredients to be used as pesticides and never expected to develop such a potent chemical. It was initially sold in the United States in 1954 (a mere two years after being discovered) as Amiton by the Imperial Chemical Industries, otherwise known as the ICI.<ref>[http://cornellbiochem.wikispaces.com/Amiton Amiton] ''Cornell Bio Chem''. Web. Accessed May 27, 2013. Sadie. </ref> | ||
After the realization that Amiton was extremely deadly to not only animals and insects but also humans, it was taken off the market. Shortly afterwards the American military and Britain's chemical weapons agency, Porton Down, initiated its use as a chemical weapon and changed it's name to VX. Today only licensed citizens and the government are allowed to maintain possession of the nerve agent. It is ten times as powerful as chemicals in the G series. <ref>[http://toxipedia.org/display/toxipedia/Nerve+Agents Nerve Agents] ''toxipedia''. Web. Accessed May 27, 2013. Foley, Shaun. </ref> | |||
'''G-Series''' | '''G-Series''' | ||
