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Message: <blockquote data-quote="hodalamaya" data-source="post: 778112" data-attributes="member: 45873">Nerve Chemical Weapons AgentsNerve agents (neurotoxins) like sarin, tabun (developed by Nazi Germany during the 1930s), soman or VX produce their deadly effect by blocking an enzyme that is necessary for the central nervous system to function. This leads to a disruption of muscle function followed by a seizure and, eventually, death.Nerve agents (in either gas or liquid form) enter the body through inhalation, through skin absorption or through being consumed (for example, in a contaminated water supply). Generally the symptoms are produced faster when inhaled (2 to 3 minutes) than when they are absorbed or consumed (20 to 30 minutes).A thimble-sized portion of one of these nerve toxins can kill a person in minutes. A few particles can produce death in 24 hours.Nerve agents pose a real threat as a chemical weapon because they’re relatively easy and cheap to manufacture (they're made from ingredients used in the manufacture of insecticides, fertilizers and certain coloring agents).</blockquote>

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