In the early days of the air war, chemical weapons detection alarms and tests by U.S., Czech, French and British troops indicated the possible presence of nerve agents and other chemical weapons.

Chemical weapons called nerve agents were likely used in the attempted murder of Sergei Skripal, a former Russian spy, and his daughter Yulia. The chemicals attack the spaces between nerves and ...

Moscow famously used the lethal chemical nerve agent Novichok in brazen 2018 and 2020 assassination attempts against Sergei Skripal, a Russian double agent to the United Kingdom, and Alexei ...

Pictured here are some of the 49 igloos in the depot’s chemical storage area where rockets containing nerve agents are stored. David Stephenson Herald-Leader File Photo ...

Chemical and biological warfare isn't new. Even in ancient times, war wasn't all swords and longbows. Some examples: Unrestricted use of chemical agents caused 1 million of the 26 million ...

Nerve agents are highly toxic chemical warfare agents that inhibit acetylcholinesterase (AChE) in the nervous system, causing severe symptoms such as seizures and respiratory failure. Timely ...

U.S. officials shared the information with Iraq even though they knew that Saddam Hussein's military was likely to respond by attacking with the lethal nerve agent sarin and other chemical weapons ...

a category of chemicals that includes nerve agents," the statement reads. The WHO added that "the likelihood of exposure to a chemical attack is amplified by an apparent lack of external injuries ...

AMSTERDAM - Chemical weapons inspectors have been taken by Syria's caretaker authorities to previously unseen production and ...