A Novichok nerve agent was used to poison the former Russian double agent Sergey Skripal in the English town of Salisbury in 2018, making the weapon a household name.

Novichok was developed as a binary weapon, meaning that it is composed of two elements that by themselves are not harmful, but when mixed together are lethal.

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 ...

Novichok was also used in a March 2018 attack on former Russian spy Sergei Skripal in the English city of Salisbury. Navalny plans return to Russia ...

LONDON-- The nerve agent Novichok could remain active for 50 years if kept in a sealed container, Britain's top counterterrorism police officer said Wednesday, adding that he cannot yet "guarantee ...

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.

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 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 ...

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-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.