nerve gas
noun
: an organophosphate chemical weapon that may be inhaled, absorbed through the skin, or ingested and interferes with normal nerve transmission : nerve agent
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Exposure to chemical warfare agents—such as nerve gas—or to pyridostigmine bromide, a drug given to soldiers as a preventive measure against chemical attacks, may have played a role.
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Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
An inadvertent release of nerve gas in March 1968 killed 6,000 sheep and harmed an untold number of people.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
The doc plunges straight into the stories that Hersh broke back in those keyboard-clacking days, beginning with his exposé on the fallout of nerve gas testing at an Army facility in Utah.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 29 Aug. 2025
Two earlier cases involved criminal charges -- the Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult, which carried out a sarin nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway system, and Myokakuji group, whose executives were convicted of fraud.
—arkansasonline.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
An inadvertent release of nerve gas in March 1968 killed 6,000 sheep and harmed an untold number of people.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
The doc plunges straight into the stories that Hersh broke back in those keyboard-clacking days, beginning with his exposé on the fallout of nerve gas testing at an Army facility in Utah.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 29 Aug. 2025
Two earlier cases involved criminal charges -- the Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult, which carried out a sarin nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway system, and Myokakuji group, whose executives were convicted of fraud.
—arkansasonline.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Nerve gas.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nerve%20gas. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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