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    Cover of State secrets

    State secrets

    Vil S. Mirzayanov · 2008

    This book takes readers behind the scenes and into the ominous halls of GOSNIIOKhT, the Soviet Union's and later, Russia's most advanced chemical weapons laboratory. It provides fresh insights into the personalities, political machinations and intrigue surrounding the country's military chemical complex. --from publisher description

    Biography & MemoirPolitics & Society
    Open LibraryAmazon
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    1recommend
    2mentions
    2people
    2017–2018years
    50% recommend50% neutral

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    20172018

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    1. Tech1Feb 2017
      Prior US Army bomb technician checking in.

      Also look at State Secrets: An Insider's Chronicle of the Russian Chemical Weapons Program by Vil S Mirzayanov, Novichok is covered there as well. ( https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1432725661/ref=oh_aui_sear... nonref)

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    2. gtrubetskoyMar 2018
      There is a book by one of the people who worked on the "novichok" agents which describes in detail the story behind and the chemicals themselves, including the exact formulas and some synthesis details.

      https://www.amazon.com/State-Secrets-Insiders-Chronicle-Chem...

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