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| Chemical used in Kim Jong Nam killing identified as Vx nerve agent – police | Chemical used in Kim Jong Nam killing identified as Vx nerve agent – police |
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| The chemical used in the high-profile killing of the stepbrother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been identified as the Vx nerve agent, Malaysian police reported. | The chemical used in the high-profile killing of the stepbrother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been identified as the Vx nerve agent, Malaysian police reported. |
| Vx is a highly toxic substance used for chemical warfare and is classified as a weapon of mass destruction by the UN. | Vx is a highly toxic substance used for chemical warfare and is classified as a weapon of mass destruction by the UN. |
| The Malaysian police said traces of Vx were identified in a preliminary lab report conducting forensic analysis of the evidence found at the crime scene. | The Malaysian police said traces of Vx were identified in a preliminary lab report conducting forensic analysis of the evidence found at the crime scene. |
| Swabs were taken from an eye and the face of the killed North Korean man by the chemistry department of Malaysia, the police said the Inspector General of Malaysia Khalid Abu Bakar said in a press release. | Swabs were taken from an eye and the face of the killed North Korean man by the chemistry department of Malaysia, the police said the Inspector General of Malaysia Khalid Abu Bakar said in a press release. |
| READ MORE: N. Korean state media blames Malaysian govt for Kim Jong Nam’s death | READ MORE: N. Korean state media blames Malaysian govt for Kim Jong Nam’s death |
| Kim was killed by a poison last week after two female suspects assaulted him at Kuala Lumpur airport. He was travelling incognito to Macau, where he had been living for years in exile. | Kim was killed by a poison last week after two female suspects assaulted him at Kuala Lumpur airport. He was travelling incognito to Macau, where he had been living for years in exile. |
| Vx is one of the deadliest chemical weapons that can be used in a liquid, cream or aerosol form. Depending on dosage and whether it was inhaled or applied to the skin, it can kill as quickly as in 15 minutes or over several hours. | |
| The chemical has been featured in several popular movies and TV series, most prominently in the 1996 film “The Rock,” starring Sean Connery and Nicolas Cage. The dramatic and inaccurate way Vx was shown in the movie – stored in glass containers – inspired a false description of Saddam Hussein’s chemical weapons program, which was part of the justification for the 2003 invasion of Iraq. |