tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5867260065662559631.post9152772780805380721..comments2024-03-29T07:01:16.262-07:00Comments on CanSpeccy: 3-Quinuclidinyl Benzilate: The Antidote to NovichokCShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03399620869685840906noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5867260065662559631.post-5326768281498852672019-03-08T16:11:58.236-08:002019-03-08T16:11:58.236-08:00Yes, but the UN obviously pushes for global govern...Yes, but the UN obviously pushes for global governance, of which it sees itself as the administration in place. Russia is nationalistic and therefore an enemy of the UN. CShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03399620869685840906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5867260065662559631.post-2818390248830844572018-04-15T08:00:09.339-07:002018-04-15T08:00:09.339-07:00Thanks very much for the link to the Russian Embas...Thanks very much for the link to the Russian Embassy website and their report stating:<br /><br />"In addition, the Swiss specialists discovered strong concentration of traces of the nerve agent of A-234 type in its initial states as well as its decomposition products.<br /><br />In view of the experts, such concentration of the A-234 agent would result in inevitable fatal outcome of its administration. Moreover, considering its high volatility, the detection of this substance in its initial state (pure form and high concentration) is extremely suspicious as the samples have been taken several weeks since the poisoning."<br /><br />It looks highly likely that the “BZ” nerve agent was used in Salisbury. The fact that Yulia Skripal and Detective Sergeant Nick Bailey have already been discharged from hospital, and Sergei Skripal is on his way to recovery, only supports such conclusion.<br /><br />All this information was not mentioned in the final OPCW report at all.<br /><br />Considering the above, we have numerous serious questions to all interested parties, including the OPCW."<br /><br />The Russians are suggesting that the blood samples supplied to the OPCW were spiked with Novichok, aka A234. <br /><br />In any case, the presence of both a choline esterase inhibitor (e.g., A234) and a paralytic agent (e.g., botulinum toxin or BZ) is what we argued would be found (http://canspeccy.blogspot.ca/2018/04/novichok-russias-answer-to-seafood.html). <br /><br />Ignoring the suspiciously high concentration of Novichok which raises the possibility of the samples being spiked, the question then is which was the poison and which the antidote. If the Novichok was the antidote, that might explain its suspiciously high concentration, since it would have been given in small doses for some time after the initial poisoning.<br /><br />However, it looks as though the debate about what happened will end without definite conclusion unless the witnesses in the UK come forward, e.g., medical staff at the Salisbury Trust Hospital. Presumably such witnesses are currently under severe pressure to keep their mouths shut.CShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03399620869685840906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5867260065662559631.post-21397146871111754492018-04-15T04:16:23.594-07:002018-04-15T04:16:23.594-07:00Its not only the UK government who should provide ...Its not only the UK government who should provide answers.<br />The OPCW is an UN connected organisation. It should be politically neutral. It should publish all details of the process of taking samples, what accredited laboratories analysed the samples, and full reports, not just confusing and sketchy summary.<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12759956373167189876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5867260065662559631.post-24454285848073267242018-04-14T22:37:29.156-07:002018-04-14T22:37:29.156-07:00Thanks for this informative and interesting analys...Thanks for this informative and interesting analysis.<br /><br />The Russians now claim that the Swiss lab found both BZ and an "A-234 type" nerve agent in the samples.<br /><br />https://www.rusemb.org.uk/fnapr/6486<br /><br />Is it possible that traces of a pure, highly concentrated "A-234 type" compound -- as the Russians report the Swiss found -- would be found 3 weeks after the March 4 poisoning? (I believe the OPCW tests were on or about March 27.) <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com