: an extremely toxic chemical weapon C4H10FO2P that is used as a lethal nerve gas
called also GB
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The chemicals, including sarin, mustard gas and chlorine gas, represent a major test for Syria’s caretaker government.
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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
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
As the film explores, Asahara and his followers orchestrated a deadly 1995 sarin gas attack on Tokyo’s subway system that was part of a much larger plot to inflict casualties on a massive scale.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2025
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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
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
As the film explores, Asahara and his followers orchestrated a deadly 1995 sarin gas attack on Tokyo’s subway system that was part of a much larger plot to inflict casualties on a massive scale.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Sarin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sarin. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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