Foliant program
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The Foliant program was a secret Soviet and later Russian chemical weapons research initiative that developed advanced nerve agents, including the Novichok series.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Foliant program canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chemical weapons research program
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secret military program ⓘ |
| activity |
research and development of binary nerve agents
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testing of new nerve agents ⓘ |
| aim |
to create nerve agents more toxic than VX
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to develop nerve agents harder to detect ⓘ to develop nerve agents that could circumvent international verification ⓘ |
| complianceIssue | potential violation of Chemical Weapons Convention ⓘ |
| country |
Russia
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Soviet Union ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| field |
chemical weapons
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nerve agents ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Russian military
NERFINISHED
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Soviet military ⓘ |
| legacy | international concern over Novichok agents ⓘ |
| notableFor | development of Novichok series nerve agents ⓘ |
| predecessorState | Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| product |
A-series nerve agents
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Novichok agents NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | development of advanced nerve agents ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Chemical Weapons Convention
NERFINISHED
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Novichok nerve agents NERFINISHED ⓘ Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secrecyLevel | highly classified ⓘ |
| status |
classified
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secret ⓘ |
| successorState | Russian Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfWeaponDeveloped |
binary chemical weapon
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nerve agent ⓘ |
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