click here for NYT article and videos on the breathalyzer test and problems with accuracy and calibration www.nytimes.com/2019/11/03/business/drunk-driving-breathalyzer.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage click here for video on breathalyzers
Click here for NYT article on Kremlin click here for link to NPR story on the curious case of deaths linked to Putin enemies Click here for USAToday article on current suspicious poisoning in Russia click here for Washington Post article on more cases of Russian poisoning click here for NYT article on Russian poisoning cases click here for NYT article on chemical weapons being used by Russia to kill their opponents The British authorities have been tight-lipped about the investigation, but in recent days intensified their focus on vehicles that the Skripals traveled in, where the agent, in powder form, could have been planted on a door handle or in a ventilation system. In an interview with RIA Novosti, Mr. Rink, the Russian scientist, scoffed at the theory that Novichok could have been planted in Ms. Skripal’s suitcase, saying that it was so lethal that, as he put it, “she would not have reached London.” click here for podcast by NPR on Russian poisonings and other political murders click here for The Daily 3/27/18 on history leading up to nerve agent poisoning of Russian double agent click here for NYT article on Yulia S who is coming out of coma after exposure to nerve agent The announcement came a day after the British authorities said that Ms. Skripal and her father, a former colonel for Russian military intelligence who was widely believed to have been a double agent, had been poisoned after the nerve agent was applied to the front door of their house, resolving one of the many mysteries in the case. click here for NYT article on poison application and victim recovery On Tuesday, Dr. Blanshard offered her most detailed public account of the danger and treatment they had faced. “Nerve agents work by attaching themselves to a particular enzyme in the body, which then stops the nerves from working properly,” she said. “This results in symptoms such as sickness, hallucinations and confusion.” “Our job in treating the patients has been to stabilize them, ensuring that the patients could breathe and that blood could continue to circulate,” she added. “We then needed to use a variety of different drugs to support the patients until they could create more enzymes to replace those affected by the poisoning. We also used specialized decontamination techniques to remove any residual toxins.” click here for NYT article about how poisoners came to be identified. Click here for NYT article on Skripal's history as double agent and how poisoning was carried out click here for Daily Podcast explaining background of Skripal poisoning by Putin
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