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Nerve agents typically send signals to your brain to make your body contract. This specific nerve agent is especially deadly due to its ability to kill so easily. A fatal dose on the skin is only 10mg, and can easily kill you within hours (even minutes).

These nerve agents kill you by asphyxia.

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Is VX nerve a persistent or non-persistent agent?

Could you Please be a Bit More Pacific? I know what you're Talkin' about and i Don't think they Allow VX Used in any War of this Modern Day in Age, Becuse the Government is kinda a Dork who sells our Computers and all are Best minds to forine Country's and Continents, Making us have to Swet and Work for Minnomom Wiege, Thus leaving us using out Dated Teck for Fighting our own Wars. The Example that France, - And "UK" Made such a Great Weapon ("Not so commonly Used tho of one) Such as VX Nerve Gas, Is a great and Powerful Cheamical that should be in Use more now a Days like in the War on Iraqu on all those Filthy people harming our Natshion. But no i can Best answare your Question as this, I belive "Due to the Government" that VX is a "Non-Persistent" Agent.