435: Disavowed- Nerve Agents and Chemical Weapons

In this episode, Dr's J and Santhosh discuss chemical weapons in the news. Along the way, they cover the poisoning of the Skripals, the 4 generations of chemical weapons, binary agents, nerve agents and how they work, mustard gas, condiment wars, Fritz Haber, Buzz, organophosphates, SLUDGEM, the Sarin gas attack, VX and The Rock, North Korea, nerve agent symptoms and emergency treatments and more! So sit back, because your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to learn all about chemical weapons!SOurces1)https://www.newscientist.com/article/2163171-what-was-the-nerve-agent-used-to-poison-sergei-skripal/2)https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4073128/3) https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/neuroscience/novichok-agentContact Us!Twitter: @doctorjcomedy @toshyfroFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/travelmedicinepodcastSquarespace: https://www.travelmedicinepodcast.squarespace.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/travelmedicinepodcastGoogle Voice: (872) 216-1586Find and Review Us on itunes, stitcher, spokeo, google play, or wherever podcasts are availableitunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/episodes-travel-medicine-podcast/id914407095stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/travel-medicine-podcast?refid=stprGoogle Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iebqxcseb4s6pu5sjyljwgqsbuyYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLr4fcpX27x2vcJT_zJq6qiBy0pK8WiEXe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.