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Strange lot the Russian government. I don't think any others go around trying to find elaborate ways to poison people except maybe North Korea?
by tim333 9mo ago
Strange lot the Russian government. I don't think any others go around trying to find elaborate ways to poison people except maybe North Korea?
- stogot 9mo agoNorth Korea just executes political prisoners without trial in the town, and crowds watch. Read escapee accounts. It’s harrowing
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- tim333 9mo agoI mentioned North Korea thinking of them killing Kim Jong Un's brother by having girls put VX nerve agent on his face.
- culi 9mo agoCIA built a silent "heart attack gun" that uses shellfish toxin and ice. You won't even know you've been shot but you'll die of a heart attack within minutes
- ASalazarMX 9mo agoI went into a rabbit hole reading after your comment. It seems the toxin in question (saxitoxin) is not secreted by the fish, but concentrated from contaminated food, usually algae. The toxin weakens, but doesn't paralyze the heart, contrary to the respiratory system. Proper respiratory aid will help you regain full function after a few hours/days, as the toxin is excreted in the urine unchanged. There is no known antidote, or method to accelerate excretion. So the heart attack gun would be thwarted by timely but common medical care, but maybe they have better toxins these days.
- NedF 9mo ago[dead]