ment classified as secret until the early 1970s. The Soviets had learned of the toxicity of the class of compounds. They had either learned the molecular formula (C11H26NO2PS) or they had obtained a garbled version of the structure; as a result, the Soviet V-gas *../agents/vx.html* has the structure S-[2-(diethylamino)ethyl]-O-ethyl isobutylphosphonothiolate, a slightly different compound from VX with the same formula. It is also interesting to note that the SIPRI report, published in 1971, (reference *nerve_history.html*) states that the formula for VX is secret, but a table in the report with a speculative structure correctly identifies VX.Back to Top *nerve_history.html* Locations *big_german.jpg* *big_german.jpg*Select this link *big_german.jpg* in order to see a full sized map of Germany and Poland with details showing the locations where nerve gas research, testing, and production took place under the Nazis.Back to Top *nerve_history.html* ReferencesThe historical information on this page comes almost entirely from the two references listed below. Paxman, J.; Harris, R., A Higher Form of Killing : The Secret Story of Chemical and Biological Warfare, Hill and Wang, New York:1982, pp. 53-67, 138-139 Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, The Problem of Chemical and Biological Warfare. A Study of the Historical Technical, Military, Legal, and Political Aspects of CBW and Possible Disarmament Measures. Vol. 1. The Rise of CB Weapons, Humanities Press: New York, 1971, pp. 70-75, 280-282. These two references both use a series of reports prepared by the British Intelligence Objectives Subcommittee, which debriefed Schrader and his colleagues following the war, as the source for the information concerning Germany's nerve agent program. A partial list of these references (thus far unavailable to the author) includes: British Intelligence Objectives Subcommittee, Interrogation of German CW Personnel at Heidelburg and Frankfurt,...
