What is Tabun?
'''Tabun''' is a [[nerve agent]]. It was the first of the G-series nerve agents, and called '''GA'''. Its potential was known from the 1900s because of technical publications. The substance was developed in 1936 by the German [[chemist]] Gerhard Schrader.<ref>Borkin J 1978. ''The crime and punishment of I.G. Farben''. Mazal Holocaust Collection. New York: Free Press. ISBN 978-0-02-904630-2</ref> He was responsible for the [[IG Farben|I.G. Farben]] (Leverkusen) work on [[pesticide]]s. From 1942 Tabun was industrially produced. It was filled in bombs and shells for the [[Wehrmacht]] in [[WWII]], but not used. == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Nerve agents]] [[Category:Organonitrogen compounds]]