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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 under the name of Amiton by the Imperial Chemical Industries in 1954, a mere two years after being discovered.<ref>[http://cornellbiochem.wikispaces.com/Amiton Amiton] ''Cornell Bio Chem''. Web. Accessed May 27, 2013. Sadie. </ref> | 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 under the name of Amiton by the Imperial Chemical Industries in 1954, a mere two years after being discovered.<ref>[http://cornellbiochem.wikispaces.com/Amiton Amiton] ''Cornell Bio Chem''. Web. Accessed May 27, 2013. Sadie. </ref> | ||
When it was realized 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 its 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> | When it was realized 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 its 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''' | ||
The nerve agents within the G-series were first created in the 1930's. They received their name from the group of German chemists, headed by Gerhard Schrader, who first synthesized them. The nerve agents that make up the G series are tabun (more commonly known as GA), soman (GD), cyclosarin (GF) and sarin (GB). Schrader and his team of chemists initially manufactured tabun (GA) in 1936, and shortly followed up with the creation of sarin (GB) in 1938. Afterwards, in 1944, soman (GD)came to existence along with cyclosarin (GF) in 1949. All nerve agents in the G-series are considered nonpersistent, which means that they are unable to exist for extended amounts of time under natural conditions. <ref>http://www.thefreedictionary.com/nonpersistent nonpersitent. ''The Free Dictionary'' Web. Accessed May 27, 2013.Unknown Author</ref> Although chemicals in the G series are the weakest type of nerve agent, these chemicals are considered some of the most noxious warfare agents ever created by man. <ref>[http://toxipedia.org/display/toxipedia/Nerve+Agents Nerve Agents] ''toxipedia''. Web. Accessed May 27, 2013. Foley, Shaun. </ref> | The nerve agents within the G-series were first created in the 1930's. They received their name from the group of German chemists, headed by Gerhard Schrader, who first synthesized them. The nerve agents that make up the G series are tabun (more commonly known as GA), soman (GD), cyclosarin (GF) and sarin (GB). Schrader and his team of chemists initially manufactured tabun (GA) in 1936, and shortly followed up with the creation of sarin (GB) in 1938. Afterwards, in 1944, soman (GD)came to existence along with cyclosarin (GF) in 1949. All nerve agents in the G-series are considered nonpersistent, which means that they are unable to exist for extended amounts of time under natural conditions. <ref>[http://www.thefreedictionary.com/nonpersistent nonpersitent]. ''The Free Dictionary'' Web. Accessed May 27, 2013. Unknown Author</ref> | ||
Although chemicals in the G series are the weakest type of nerve agent, these chemicals are considered some of the most noxious warfare agents ever created by man. <ref> [http://toxipedia.org/display/toxipedia/Nerve+Agents Nerve Agents] ''toxipedia''. Web. Accessed May 27, 2013. Foley, Shaun. </ref> | |||
'''Novichok Agents''' | '''Novichok Agents''' | ||
