What is Novichok?
[[File:Novichok examples.png|thumb|403x403px|Diffrent examples of what Novichok might look like]] The name '''''Novichok''''' is used for a number of [[chemical compound]]s that have been used as [[Nerve agent|nerve agents]] (similar to [[nerve gas]]) from the 1970s to at least the 1990s in the [[Soviet Union]]. There are 3–5 different substances, all called Novichok. The exact formula of these agents is unknown. The following facts are known or likely: *Novichok is produced by combining two (or more) other substances. Unless they are combined, these other substances are not dangerous; as an example: [[fertilizer]] for [[agriculture]] *At least four or five compounds are known to exist. In 2018, former Russian spy [[Sergei Skripal]] and his daughter were poisoned using Novichok. Novichok was also the agent in the [[2018 Amesbury poisonings]]. It is likely that [[Alexei Navalny]] was poisoned using Novichok in 2020. [[Category:Nerve agents]] {{chem-stub}}