![]() One of the volunteers, a man named Kelly, suffered serious ill effects, fell into a coma, but then recovered. Two months later, on April 27, six subjects were given 300 milligrams of Sarin. In February 1953, volunteer number 562 experienced the first recorded serious adverse reaction. 1 The first organized testing of Sarin on humans began in October 1951 at Porton Down in Wiltshire, Britain’s biochemical warfare establishment since the First World War. On arrival, they discovered that German scientists had also developed even more toxic nerve agents, including Sarin, known as GB. British experts were immediately dispatched to examine the agent. Codenamed GA, it was found to be extremely toxic. ![]() Unless stated otherwise, the material presented derives from the “Exhibits” that were supplied to the interested parties and from the Inquest “Transcript.”īy the end of the Second World War the advancing allied forces discovered a new nerve gas in Germany. ![]() ![]() In 2004, the author was appointed historical expert to HM Coroner for Wiltshire and Swindon in the Inquest looking into the death of Ronald George Maddison. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |