Sentences with phrase «using ricin»
Georgi Markov was assassinated in London using ricin in 1978 (the height of the cold war).
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Ricin has legitimate lab uses in very small quantities.
Ricin, a substance derived from castor beans that has been used in bioterror attacks, «has legitimate lab uses in very small quantities,» but was not in use in this lab, the memo says.
Once poisoned, there's no antidote, which is why ricin has been used as a chemical warfare agent.
Ricin is so potent that ingesting or inhaling just 1 milligram may be fatal, 15 just as eating four to eight castor seeds can lead to death.16 There is no antidote for it; that's why ricin is even used as a chemical warfare aRicin is so potent that ingesting or inhaling just 1 milligram may be fatal, 15 just as eating four to eight castor seeds can lead to death.16 There is no antidote for it; that's why ricin is even used as a chemical warfare aricin is even used as a chemical warfare agent.
It also prompts CIA Agent Lacey (Lizzy Caplan) to pitch the assassination plan using a strip of slow, lethal ricin to be transferred in a pre-interview handshake.