VX Nerve Agent or O-ethyl S-[2-(diisopropylamino)ethyl] methylphosphonothioate
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6024 x 3594 px | 51 x 30.4 cm | 20.1 x 12 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
28 November 2013More information:
VX, IUPAC name O-ethyl S-[2-(diisopropylamino)ethyl] methylphosphonothioate, is an extremely toxic substance that has no known uses except in chemical warfare as a nerve agent. It is a tasteless and odorless liquid. As a chemical weapon, it is classified as a weapon of mass destruction by the United Nations in UN Resolution 687. The production and stockpiling of VX was outlawed by the Chemical Weapons Convention of 1993.