Novichok is a series of nerve agent weapons developed as part of a secret Soviet program and continued once the Soviet Union collapsed. A Novichok nerve agent was used to poison the former Russian ...

According to Sokolov, Novichok may have found its way into the bloodstream of his former colleague Shchekochikhin, who had plenty of enemies when he died under mysterious circumstances in July 2003.

Novichok agents, however, are unusual for their strength, Gwynn Winfield, a chemical weapons expert with the publication CBRNe World, told ABC News. He said they required much larger doses of more ...

Novichok found on water bottle suggests Russia’s Navalny poisoned before he went to airport, aides say By Sebastian Shukla , Vasco Cotovio and Mary Ilyushina , CNN 5 minute read ...

British Prime Minister Theresa May threatens retaliation against Russia over ex-spy poisoning 01:56. LONDON-- The use of Russian-developed chemical nerve agent Novichok to poison ex-spy Sergei ...

Novichok-5 and Novichok-7 are supposed to be the most dangerous – up to eight times more poisonous than VX – one of the most deadly chemical weapons in the world.

Novichok nerve agents can stay in the environment for a long time after they are used and people could easily be poisoned by contaminated objects, experts have warned.. Attention has turned to the ...

Seeing no Novichok on the outside suggests that Dawn and Charlie weren't contaminated when they entered Muggleton Road on the evening of Friday 29 June. Share. close panel. Share page.

Emergency workers in protective suits search around John Baker House Sanctuary Supported Living after a man and woman were exposed to the Novichok nerve agent on July 6, 2018 in Salisbury, England.

Novichok is a "binary" chemical weapon, meaning it uses two or more chemical precursors that are either nontoxic or less toxic and become active only when mixed.

Novichok is not made up for Carry-On, with the nerve agent actually being a real thing.Novichok is a family of nerve agents that, while having a bunch of branches, tend to act in similar ways. The ...