Recent news from Syria on a possible use of chemical warfare agents made the headlines.
Furthermore, the motivation of terrorists to cause maximal harm shifts these agents into the …

Although 193 states have committed to the Chemical Weapons Convention and 98% of the
declared chemical weapons stockpiles have been destroyed so far, nerve agent poisoning …

There are important differences between on-target military attacks against relatively well
protected Armed Forces and nerve agent attacks initiated by terrorists against a civilian …

Background: Nerve agents, the deadliest of the classic chemical warfare agents, primarily
function as acetylcholinesterase inhibitors and cause a rapidly progressive cholinergic …

After more than 70 years of considerable efforts, research on medical defense against nerve
agents has come to a standstill. Major progress in medical countermeasures was achieved …

The increasing threat of nerve agent use for terrorist purposes against civilian and military
population calls for effective therapeutic preparedness. At present, administration of atropine …

Nerve agents (NA) are simple and cheap to produce but can produce casualties on a
massive scale. They have already been employed by terrorist organizations and rogue …

Sulphur mustard (SM) is regarded as one of the most important agents of chemical warfare
because of its simple and cheap chemical synthesis that makes it readily available for both …

Chemical agents have been used previously in wartime on numerous occasions, from World
War I to the Gulf War. In 1994 and1995, sarin nerve gas was used first in peacetime as a …

Nerve agents are organophosphate compounds similar to those used as pesticides but with
much higher toxicity. They all block the activity of the enzyme acetylcholine esterase. Victims …