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Controlling Novichok nerve agents after the Skripal and Navalny incidents, by @s_costanzi and @gregkoblentz.

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Glad to share our article on the evolving international controls on Novichok agents and their precursors, which was published today in the NCT Magazine. @s_costanzi @gregkoblentz #chemical #weapons

To serve their purpose of supporting chemical disarmament and nonproliferation, international lists of chemical warfare agents and precursors for their synthesis must be kept current. @s_costanzi @gregkoblentz #chemical #weapons

As we discuss in our article, recent amendments of the CWC Schedules and the Australia Group Chemical Weapons Precursors list have provided some coverage for Novichok agents. @s_costanzi @gregkoblentz #chemical #weapons

However, gaps remain open and more work needs to be done to improve the comprehensiveness of this coverage.@s_costanzi @gregkoblentz #chemical #weapons

For more information on the current gaps in coverage of Novichok agents and precursors and recommendations for how to close those gaps, please see also our The Nonproliferation Review article: doi.org/10.1080/107367… @s_costanzi @gregkoblentz #chemical #weapons

You can find the entire latest issue of the NCT magazine here: nct-magazine.com/nct-magazine-o… @IBConsultancy