Desert Sky Mall toxic attack Introduction Terrorist often act in groups and the purpose of their actions are often to obtain national and worldwide recognition by attempting to attract the attention of the media to use their committed violence to implement fear into the intended target. Terrorist acts are often done to a large heavily populated area where terror and casualties could be noticed to attract attention. Sarin is a manmade chemical warfare agent categorized as a nerve agent. Nerve agents are the most effectively toxic and rapid acting chemical warfare agents. Once the agent is released into the air Sarin gas can be extremely harmful to one and even lead to death. When this agent has been unleashed into a highly populated area with personnel it can lead to major chaos trophic event with many casualties and injured personnel. Past history events have supported the fact that the use of sarin is a highly toxic agent to unleash into society CBRN Agent background “GB is a first generation nerve agent that was identified in 1938 as a potential chemical agent …show more content…
Even a small drop of Sarin on the skin can cause sweating and muscle twitching where Sarin touched the skin. Exposure to large doses of Sarin by any route may result in the following harmful health effects: Loss of consciousness, Paralysis, Respiratory failure possibly leading to death. Showing these signs and symptoms does not necessarily mean that a person has been exposed to Sarin (cbwinfo.com 2005). Respiratory failure is the most common cause of death following nerve gas exposure (Rickett et al., 1986 and Colwill et al.,