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February 24, 2017

National Advisory Board Member Matthew Meselson Quoted in the Washington Post

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VX is not difficult to produce, said Matthew Meselson, a professor of biochemistry at Harvard University and a board member of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. “A good organic chemist could synthesize VX relatively easily,” he said. “You could get the ingredients and make it in a couple of days, and if you make it pure, it’s quite stable.”

Read the full article in the Washington Post. 

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