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  • Ukraine foils attempt to sell weapons grade gas

    03/14/2003 9:20:37 AM PST · by knighthawk · 1 replies · 122+ views
    BBC Monitoring ^ | March 14 2003 | Interfax-Ukraine news agency
    Ukraine's security service has said it has foiled an attempt to sell 80 kilograms of a toxic substance used as chemical weapon during World War I, the Ukrainian news agency Interfax-Ukraine reported on 14 March. The substance, chloropicrin, is an oily colourless liquid which quickly evaporates, acts as an irritant and can be fatal if inhaled. The Ukrainian army uses chloropicrin to train soldiers how to protect themselves from a chemical attack, the agency said. Ukraine's security service, the SBU, was alerted when it received intelligence reports about an attempt to sell an unidentified quantity of the substance. About 80...