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Victor Ivanovich Kholstov was appointed as Director General of Russian Munitions Agency

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CW stockpiles in Russia
Chemical weapons
History of CW development
Chemical agents

Chemical Agents

Blister Agents
Nerve Agents
- tabun
- sarin
- soman
- VX
- physicochemical characteristics
- median lethal doses LD₅₀
- median lethal doses/concentrations

Median lethal doses LD₅₀ (mg/kg)
Species of animals	Sarin	Soman	VX
Mouse	0.07-0.010	0.035	0.014
Rat	0.045	0.045	0.008
Guinea pig	0.03	-	0.008
Cat	0.015-0.018	-	0.002
Rabbit	0.015	-	0.008
Dog	0.010	0.012	0.006
Monkey	0.020	-	0.008
Goat	0.015	-	0.005
Human (estimate)	0.014	-	0.008

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