How Lethal Nerve Agents Work
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Chemical weapons were likely used to try to murder of Sergei Skripal and his daughter.
Nerve agents attack the spaces between nerves and muscles to overwhelm essential bodily functions.
Victims may stop breathing and convulse, which can lead to death.
Kim Jong Un is accused of having his agents use VX in the murder of his half-brother.
Nerve agents attack the spaces between nerves and muscles to overwhelm essential bodily functions.
Victims may stop breathing and convulse, which can lead to death.
Kim Jong Un is accused of having his agents use VX in the murder of his half-brother.