: an extremely toxic chemical weapon C4H10FO2P that is used as a lethal nerve gas
called also GB
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In the past, nonstate actors like ISIS or the Japanese cult Aum Shinrikyo, responsible for the 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway, have tried to acquire biological weapons, but inevitably hit up against talent and supply limits.
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Joshua Keating, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Trump struck Bashar al-Assad’s airbases in 2017 and 2018, after the Syrian dictator attacked his own people with sarin nerve gas.
—Andrew Kishuni, Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2025
The chemicals, including sarin, mustard gas and chlorine gas, represent a major test for Syria’s caretaker government.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
The most notorious was a 2013 sarin gas assault on the area of Ghouta, a suburb of Damascus, the capital.
—Megha Rajagopalan, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
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Joshua Keating, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Trump struck Bashar al-Assad’s airbases in 2017 and 2018, after the Syrian dictator attacked his own people with sarin nerve gas.
—Andrew Kishuni, Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2025
The chemicals, including sarin, mustard gas and chlorine gas, represent a major test for Syria’s caretaker government.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
The most notorious was a 2013 sarin gas assault on the area of Ghouta, a suburb of Damascus, the capital.
—Megha Rajagopalan, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
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“Sarin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sarin. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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