Novichok is a deadly nerve agent that left Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny in a coma. It also nearly killed a former Russian spy and his daughter in 2018. Novichok was the creation of a very secretive chemical weapons program when Russia was part of the Soviet Union. Here is a look at the nerve agent and its history. Novichok has been described as much deadlier than anything created by the United States. Just a few milligrams of the odorless liquid are enough to kill a person in a few minutes. The nerve agent could be watered down to the desired amount and added to food or drink. It also could be placed on clothing or other things the intended victim will touch. In the attack on former Russian spy Sergei Skripal, a small amount was placed on the front door of his house in Salisbury, England. He and his daughter Yulia spent weeks at a local hospital in critical condition before recovering. A local woman later died after she found a bottle containing the nerve agent.
Title: Soviet Nerve Agent Linked to Russian Politician Illness
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secretive chemical weapons program when Russia was part of the Soviet Union. </span> <span data-start-time='30958' data-end-time='36188'>Here is a look at the nerve agent and its history.</span> <span data-start-time='36188' data-end-time='44458'>Novichok has been described as much deadlier than anything created by the United States. </span> <span data-start-time='44458' data-end-time='52688'>Just a few milligrams of the odorless liquid are enough to kill a person in a few minutes.</span> <span data-start-time='52688' data-end-time='60417'> The nerve agent could be watered down to the desired amount and added to food or drink.</span> <span data-start-time='60417' data-end-time='68333'> It also could be placed on clothing or other things the intended victim will touch.</span> <span data-start-time='68333' data-end-time='81125'>In the attack on former Russian spy Sergei Skripal, a small amount was placed on the front door of his house in Salisbury, England. </span> <span data-start-time='81125' data-end-time='91125'>He and his daughter Yulia spent weeks at a local hospital in critical condition before recovering. </span> <span data-start-time='91125' data-end-time='98563'>A local woman later died after she found a bottle containing the nerve agent.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4508/C.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=15793 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