| Table 1: | |||
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Most
Likely Agents of Chemical Terrorism
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Nerve
Agents
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Blood
Agents
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Blister
Agents
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Pulmonary
Agents
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| Tabun
(also known as GA) |
Hydrogen cyanide | Lewisite | Phosgene gas |
| Sarin (also known as GB) |
Cyanogen chloride | Nitrogen and sulfur mustards | Chlorine gas |
| Soman (also known as GD) |
Phosgene oxime | Vinyl chloride | |
| VX (more stable and potent than the other nerve agents) | |||
| Adapted from reference 5 | |||
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