: an extremely toxic chemical weapon C4H10FO2P that is used as a lethal nerve gas
called also GB
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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.
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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
Two earlier case 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.
—TIME, 25 Mar. 2025
He has been accused of numerous war crimes and crimes against humanity, including using chemical weapons like sarin gas on civilians, massacres, and starvation, among others.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025
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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
Two earlier case 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.
—TIME, 25 Mar. 2025
He has been accused of numerous war crimes and crimes against humanity, including using chemical weapons like sarin gas on civilians, massacres, and starvation, among others.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025
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“Sarin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sarin. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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