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Is the chemistry of VX well enough known that countries without access to it can recognize it when they see it?
by kchoudhu 10y ago
Is the chemistry of VX well enough known that countries without access to it can recognize it when they see it?
- sgift 10y agoIt is. See the various Wikipedia links given here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13720517 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13720517 - it also contains the chemical structure. That's actually one of the things which makes chemical weapons far more dangerous than nuclear weapons - it is comparatively easy to produce them without much specialized equipment.
- kchoudhu 10y agoWell, that's terrifying.