— -- One of the most toxic substances that exist, the deadly nerve gas VX disrupts the functioning of nerves that control breathing. What It Does Victims of this lethal gas die of suffocation ...

I'm very surprised at the letters from Don Torrenga and Margaret Yothment in the Oct. 15 editions regarding The Times article on the storage of VX nerve gas at the Newport Chemical Depot just north of ...

Nerve gas and other unconventional weapons. Watching season five of 24 makes it clear why we should be afraid of gas, particularly nerve gas, although this terrifying weapon was cleaned up and tamed ...

The white mustard plant, having added spice to our lives for centuries, may soon be put to a very different use ― in the fight against chemical weapons, scientists said Wednesday. Tests in the lab ...

Natural antidote The white mustard plant, having added spice to our lives for centuries, may soon be put to a very different use — in the fight against chemical weapons. Tests in the lab showed that ...