Novichok: What Do We Know?

... are no reasons to believe that the substances published under the umbrella name of Novichok are suitable for warfare application. All of these agents are unconditionally covered by the CWC. Chemical weapons in Russia Neither the Soviet Army nor the Russian Army has ever had Novichok-type substances in its arsenals. By the early 1980s, the U.S. was facing the problem of aging chemical stockpiles. According to army generals of the time, 90% of the arsenals were of little to no military use [ 2 ]. In particular, M55 missiles ...