> That someone screws up the dosing when trying to use it as a targeted weapon is easily plausible. Twice? What kind of first class spy agency would miss a tar

> That someone screws up the dosing when trying to use it as a targeted weapon is easily plausible. Twice? What kind of first class spy agency would miss a target, let alone 2 (Skripal and Navalny)? Murdering someone is not a hard feat especially when you are a government agency with all the resources necessary to do so. In the case of Navalny, it was even easier as they were "playing" at home. What's the point of re-using a super duper chemical nerve agent that already demonstrated that it was not a sure deal? Now it's possible the Russians lost all the KGB experience (remember the Bulgarian umbrella?) and are subpar spies. Why do we need to be afraid of them then? I believe that when a spy story ends up in the press, it's because we are the targets for propaganda. Else it stays in the shadows. My theory (which is just that, a theory) is that the US is trying hard to block the Russian gas pipeline to Europe, and this kind of stories allow them to impose sanctions.