A Novichok nerve agent was used to poison the former Russian double agent Sergey Skripal in the English town of Salisbury in 2018, making the weapon a household name.

Novichok agents, however, are unusual for their strength, Gwynn Winfield, a chemical weapons expert with the publication CBRNe World, told ABC News. He said they required much larger doses of more ...

Novichok is reportedly 5 to 8 times more toxic than VX, which is the chemical that was used to kill the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un last year.

British Prime Minister Theresa May threatens retaliation against Russia over ex-spy poisoning 01:56. LONDON-- The use of Russian-developed chemical nerve agent Novichok to poison ex-spy Sergei ...

The investigative group Bellingcat has uncovered new details about Russia’s development of the Novichok nerve agent, which was used against the former Russian agent Sergei Skripal in England in ...

Traces of poison were found on a bottle of water from the hotel room in Siberia where Alexey Navalny stayed before falling ill, the Russian opposition politician’s team said Thursday.

Novichok-5 and Novichok-7 are supposed to be the most dangerous – up to eight times more poisonous than VX – one of the most deadly chemical weapons in the world.

Novichok, a deadly nerve agent that has left Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny in a coma and nearly killed a former Russian spy and his daughter in 2018, was the product of a highly secr… ...

Emergency workers in protective suits search around John Baker House Sanctuary Supported Living after a man and woman were exposed to the Novichok nerve agent on July 6, 2018 in Salisbury, England.

Novichok is not made up for Carry-On, with the nerve agent actually being a real thing.Novichok is a family of nerve agents that, while having a bunch of branches, tend to act in similar ways. The ...

Novichok doesn’t kill everyone. Police officers were subsequently also poisoned with the substance when searching Skripals’ home – and both survived. It is possible that they received an ...