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Novichok: key facts

Name: Novichok: key facts
Uploaded: 2018-07-05T14:45:45.795Z
Duration: 1 min 10 s
Channel: Financial Times
Description: Nerve agents developed in the former Soviet Union in the 1970s

The Novichok nerve agents were developed in the former Soviet Union in the 1970s and banned under the 1997 Chemical Weapons Convention

July 5, 2018

Produced and edited by Jamie Han, Research by Simon Greaves, Footage: Reuters, Photo:Dreamstime