Sarin/Related Articles

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Parent topics

• Chemical weapon [r]: Add brief definition or description
  • Nerve agent [r]: Lethal insecticides and chemical weapons that kill by acting as cholinesterase inhibitors, causing muscle contractions that do not release; they are usually organophosphates with the most poisonous containing fluorine ^[e]

Subtopics

Production

• Methylphosphonyl difluoride [r]: NATO code DF, also known as difluor; a Chemical Weapons Convention Schedule I precursor in the synthesis of the nerve agent, sarin (GB) ^[e]
• Isopropanol [r]: CH₃CH(OH)CH₃; also called isopropyl alcohol, extensively used industrial solvent and organic precursor, common "rubbing alcohol" disinfectant; also immediate precursor for sarin and other nerve agent chemical weapons ^[e]

Use

• Aum Shinrikyo [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Iran-Iraq War [r]: War between Iran and Iraq, 1980-1988, with very high casualties on both sides, but an inconclusive result ^[e]

Treatment

• Atropine [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Diazepam [r]: Add brief definition or description

Other related topics

• Tabun [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Cyclosarin [r]: Add brief definition or description