Toxic: A History of Nerve Agents, From Nazi Germany to Putin's Russia

Nerve agents are the world's deadliest means of chemical warfare. Nazi Germany developed the first military-grade nerve agents and massive industry for their manufacture-yet, strangely, the Third Reich never used them. At the end of the Second World War, the Allies were stunned to discover this advanced and extensive program. The Soviets and Western powers embarked on a new arms race, amassing huge chemical arsenals.



From their Nazi invention to the 2018 Novichok attack in Britain, Dan Kasze...