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Nerve agents GA (tabun), GB (sarin), and V series, with demonstration of their rapid deadly effects

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Nerve agents GA (tabun), GB (sarin), and V series, with demonstration of their rapid deadly effects

Discovery of nerve agents by German scientists before World War II and the manufacture and stockpiling of these agents by Nazi Germany during World War II. Also a general discussion of nerve agents and their characteristics, plus a demonstration of the rapid deadly effects of an exploding round containing a nerve agent on a goat. (Source: U.S. Army Video "Nerve Agents." National Archives and Records Administration ARC Identifier 36783/Local Identifier 111-TF-3432, Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer [09/18/1947 - 02/28/1964]. Features and tactical use of GA, GB, and V nerve agents--how agents enter the body and symptoms of poisoning. Creative Commons Attribution License [reuse allowed]. PublicResourceOrg. Video edited by Douglas J Lanska for selected segments totaling 5:46 minutes from a 27:04 minutes-long United States Army training video.)