Novichok Inventor Mysteriously Dies After Infuriating Putin
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Contributor / Getty Images A Russian scientist who helped create the deadly Novichok nerve agent before enraging the Kremlin by condemning its use against civilians has died at age 80. Vladimir Uglev was part of the Soviet team behind Novichok—the military-grade toxin the Kremlin later deployed in a botched bid to kill Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in Salisbury, England, in March 2018.
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Novichok Inventor Mysteriously Dies After Infuriating Putin
Contributor / Getty Images A Russian scientist who helped create the deadly Novichok nerve agent before enraging the Kremlin by condemning its use against civilians has died at age 80. Vladimir Uglev was part of the Soviet team behind Novichok—the military-grade toxin the...
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