Soman Soviet

Wroelaw) in the disputed territory and a faetory for the produetion of nerve agents. It was estimated that when Dyhemfurth was captured it contained stoekpiles of 12,000 tons of tabun, 600 tons of sarin, and an unknown amount of soman. Presumably, the faetory was dismantled, and along with their stockpiles, transported to the Soviet Union (Koelle, 1981). It has been doeumented that the Soviets were ready to conduet a ehemieal attaek and their researeh and development of CWs was very intensified. 

Suppressing NATO s nuclear capabilities which are widely dispersed over Western Europe in air bases and supply depots is another major Soviet priority. Should nuclear weapons be withheld, persistent chemical agents, such as thickened soman, delivered by SCUD missiles, could be extremely effective. After a few repeated strikes, these bases could be rendered inoperative for an extended period of time or reduced in readiness as time was consumed in elaborate decontamination. Chemical weapons could also be employed in fulfilling another basic principle of Soviet operations, namely attacks upon the enemy throughout the entire depth of this deployment . Die targets would include air bases, command, control and communication facilities, harbours, airports and other transportation centres. 

Subsequent to the discoveries of GA and GB, soman, also known as GD, was discovered in 1944. Details of the discovery were uncovered by the Soviets, who subsequently produced and stockpiled soman. GD molecules may penetrate the central nervous system within minutes, which makes GD the most toxic of the G-agents. GD is also a colorless liquid at ambient tanperature that evaporates to colorless vapor with... 

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