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Chemical Warfare Agents


A chemical agent is a substance which is intended for use in military operations to kill, seriously injure or incapacitate people because of its physiological effects. Excluded from this definition are riot control agents (tear gas), herbicides, smoke and flame.

Nerve Agents


GA (Tabun)
GB (Sarin)
GD (Soman)
GF (Sarin)
VX

Blister Agents


HD - sulphur mustard
HN - nitrogen mustard
L - Lewisite
CX - phosgene oximine

Choking Agents


CG phosgene
DP diphosgene
Cl chlorine
PS chloropicrin

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