The Skripal Poisoning - A Very Deep British Affair

[Peter Lemkin]

While there is a real question if these were in fact Novichok nerve poisons [unlikely now], and if they were, if they were made in Russia or moved from Russia and used by others - if not created by others elsewhere, I was surprised to learn that the various types were made in Russia in quantities of about 10 tons! Officially the UN inspectors came in and oversaw the destruction of these agents, but small amounts were taken by several major nations to have as reference and to build antidotes [or to use for nefarious purposes]. They are also fairly simple chemically to make [although dangerous to make - but not a problem for the US or UK which have chemical warfare laboratories. Try this at home or in a university and all chemists involved would die like flies]. I found a report [90 pages] on the Russian stockpiles destroyed by this process. It is technical, but had this interesting table.