The expert believes that Skripal was poisoned Soviet Novichok : Crime news : Vladim

The British expert, the former commander of British chemical and biological counter-terrorism forces Hamish de Bretton-Gordon shared his opinion about poisoning of the former GRU officer Sergei Skripal. He said that the former spy was poisoned with a chemical nerve agents, created in the days of the Soviet Union.

The expert said that a former Russian officer were poisoned by doses of poison, “Beginner”, because Azarin and VX already canceled officially. The Briton argues that “Newbie” was chosen because it cannot be tested with standard examination. Specialist chemicals assures that Kripalu it was enough just to touch that poison, and already forty minutes later he’s dead.

Despite the fact that “Beginner” is very viscous and not suitable for spraying, it needs very little to be fatal. Therefore, it was enough to put a small amount in the package or even an envelope in the form of powder.

About “the Beginner” it is known only that it belongs to the family fosfororganicheskikh nerve toxic substances. According to some, it was created in the USSR in the 1970s and continued to produce until the collapse of the Soviet Union. However, he is eight times deadlier already prohibited VX. Earlier it was reported that traces of the “Beginner” found in Zizzi restaurant. There Skripal hosted a dinner with his daughter.