The DSTL witness, based in the Porton Down area of the county, said very few people would have been capable of producing the Novichok used in the attack safely because it is “highly hazardous in small quantities”.

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'Many lethal doses' of Novichok found on Skripals' door, DSTL witness tells inquiry

A scientific adviser says a Novichok sample smaller than a grain of salt could have been fatal.

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Salisbury poisonings: 'Many lethal doses' of Novichok used

The lead scientific adviser to police in the wake of the Salisbury Novichok poisonings said it is highly likely “many lethal doses” of the nerve agent were applied to Sergei Skripal’s door handle.

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Lead scientific adviser says many lethal Novichok doses applied to door handle

The witness told the inquiry that a sample of the nerve agent the size of ‘a third to a sixth of a grain of salt’ could be fatal to a human.

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A research scientist told the inquiry into Dawn Sturgess's death that a sample the size of "a third to a sixth of a grain of salt" of novichok could have been a fatal dose for a human.

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'Many lethal doses' of novichok likely applied to Sergei Skripal's door handle in Salisbury poisonings, inquiry hears

The DSTL witness, based in the Porton Down area of the county, said very few people would have been capable of producing the Novichok used in the…

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The lead scientific adviser to police in the wake of the Salisbury Novichok poisonings said it is highly likely "many lethal doses" of the nerve agent were applied to Sergei Skripal's door handle.The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) witness, known only by the cipher MK26, told the Dawn Sturgess Inquiry that a sample the size of "a third to a sixth of a grain of salt" of the Novichok chemical used in the poisonings could have prov…

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Many lethal Novichok doses likely applied to Skripal’s door handle, lead scientific adviser says

The lead scientific adviser to police investigating the attack, known only by the codename MK26, told the Dawn Sturgess Inquiry that a sample the size of “a third to a sixth of a grain of salt” of novichok could have been a fatal dose for a human. Former spy Mr Skripal, his daughter Yulia and former police officer Nick Bailey were all poisoned by the chemical in the Wiltshire city in March 2018. Ms Sturgess, 44, died on 8 July of that year after…

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'Many Lethal Doses' Of Novichok Likely Applied To Sergei Skripal's Door Handle In Salisbury Poisonings, Inquiry Hears - Great Yorkshire Radio

The witness told the inquiry that a sample of the nerve agent the size of ‘a third to a sixth of a grain of salt’ could be fatal to a human.  The lead scientific adviser to police in the wake of the Salisbury Novichok poisonings said it is highly likely “many lethal doses” of the nerve agent were applied to Sergei Skripal’s door handle. The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) witness, known only by the cipher MK26, told the Dawn Stu…

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'Many lethal doses' of Novichok found on Skripals' door, DSTL witness tells inquiry

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