Novichok (Russian: "Newcomer") is a series of nerve agents that
were developed by the Soviet Union in the 1970s and 1980s and
allegedly the most deadly nerve agents ever made, with some
variants supposed to be five to eight times more potent than VX
nerve gas. They belong to "fourth generation chemical weapons"
designed as a part of Soviet "Foliant" program. Initially
designated K-84 and later renamed A-230. The Novichok family of
analogs comprises more than a hundred structural variants. Of
all the variants the most promising, from a military standpoint,
was A-232 (Novichok-5).
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