The use of VX as a terrorist agent: action by Aum Shinrikyo of Japan and the death of Kim Jong-Nam in Malaysia: four case studies
VX is a strong nerve-gas agent. In this paper, murder or injury of human made by VX is reported. First use of VX against human was made by Aum Shimrikyo in 1994 and 1995. More recently, VX was used in the assassination of Mr. Kim Jong-Nam in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on 13 February 2017. In this revie...
Main Author: | Anthony T. Tu |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2020-01-01
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Series: | Global Security: Health, Science and Policy |
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23779497.2020.1801352 |
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