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<div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4508/C.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title=' Soviet Nerve Agent Linked to Russian Politician Illness' data-article-id='5007'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='11583'>Novichok is a deadly nerve agent that left Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny in a coma.</span> <span data-start-time='11583' data-end-time='20063'> It also nearly killed a former Russian spy and his daughter in 2018.</span> <span data-start-time='20063' data-end-time='30958'>Novichok was the creation of a very 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 data-hint-location='44458' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4508/_what_is_a_nerve_agent.wav'> What is a nerve agent?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='a chemical poison that disrupts messages from the brain to vital organs'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4508/a_chemical_poison_that_disrupts_messages_from_the_brain_to_vital_organs.wav'><span>a chemical poison that disrupts messages from the brain to vital organs</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4508/an_undercover_spy.wav'><span>an undercover spy</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4508/a_travel_agent_for_those_making_last_minute_plans.wav'><span>a travel agent for those making last minute plans</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4508/a_sleeping_pill.wav'><span>a sleeping pill</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=15794 data-hint-location='20063' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4508/russia_used_to_be_a_part_of_what_country.wav'>Russia used to be a part of what country?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='The Soviet Union'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4508/britain.wav'><span>Britain</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4508/china.wav'><span>China</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4508/the_soviet_union.wav'><span>The Soviet Union</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4508/new_zealand.wav'><span>New Zealand</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=15795 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4508/novichok_is_a__blank_.wav'>Novichok is a <span class='blank'>deadly nerve agent</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='deadly nerve agent'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4508/vaccine_against_covid19.wav'><span>vaccine against COVID-19</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4508/deadly_nerve_agent.wav'><span>deadly nerve agent</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4508/politician.wav'><span>politician</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4508/town_in_russia.wav'><span>town in Russia</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>

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