Is the US concerned about nerve gas attacks in Great Britain?

Collateral damage is worse.

Killing innocent civilians is a crime against humanity.

Intentionally launching an attack in the knowledge that such attack will cause incidental loss of life or injury to civilians or damage to civilian objects or widespread, long-term and severe damage to the natural environment which would be clearly excessive in relation to the concrete and direct overall military advantage anticipated;

A police officer tested for possible exposure to a nerve agent in Salisbury has been given the medical all-clear.

The Wiltshire Police officer was treated a short distance from Amesbury where Dawn Sturgess, 44, and her partner Charlie Rowley, 45, fell ill last Saturday.

They remain in a critical condition after being exposed to Novichok by handling a contaminated item.

The officer was cleared at Salisbury District Hospital.

Wiltshire Police confirmed that one of their officers had been "seeking medical advice" at the hospital as part of "a precautionary measure".

A Salisbury District Hospital spokesperson said: "There is nothing to suggest there is any wider risk to anyone at the hospital."

The spokesperson added that the hospital had "the ability to carry out the appropriate specialist tests.

"Salisbury District Hospital has seen a number of members of the public who have come to the hospital with health concerns since this incident started and none have required any treatment.

"We would like to reiterate the advice from Public Health England (PHE) that the risk to the wider public remains low."

The emergency department at the Great Western Hospital in Swindon where the officer initially attended had been closed but reopened at about 22:00 BST.

Sajid Javid says government has no current plans to impose fresh sanctions on Russia
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“We know back in March that was the Russians. We know it was a barbaric, inhuman act by the Russian state. Again, for this particular incident, we need to learn more and let the police do their work.” ...

During a walkabout in Salisbury, he reassured residents that detectives were working hard to understand how two people came to be struck down by novichok four months after the Skripals were poisoned.

There is some frustration amongst Wiltshire residents that the authorities have not been clearer about both incidents. Asked if secrecy had been prioritised over public safety, Javid said: “No, I think the advice both from the first incident and now was absolutely correct.

“There is no evidence at this point that the two individuals hurt by this incident visited any of the areas that the Skripals visited. That said, I think everyone would want to listen to the advice of the professionals and make sure we take some precautions.”
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The Guardian learned on Friday that an item contaminated with novichok, which left Sturgess and Rowley fighting for their lives, has not been recovered.

Sources with knowledge of the investigation, being led by Scotland Yard’s counter-terrorism unit, confirmed swabbing skin from Sturgess and Rowley had proved crucial in determining they had been poisoned by novichok after handling it.

Scientists examined swabs taken from them as they lay critically ill in Salisbury district hospital. The greatest concentration of novichok was found on their hands. That led scientists at Porton Down to tell investigators the couple had handled whatever the contaminated item was.

Sturgess and Rowley were not targeted for assassination, police believe, and their contamination is thought to be a result of the recklessness of whoever possessed the novichok.
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On Sunday, Salisbury was busy with visitors and shoppers. At St Thomas’s church in the city centre, rose petals gathered from residents’ gardens were scattered across the city from the tower to celebrate their patron saint’s day. Parishioners said the gesture was all the more poignant in these difficult times.

Despite the insistence by Public Health England that based on the small number of casualties, the risk to the public is low, some people were staying away. ...

History and proximity provide ample reasons for both the Baltic states and Poland to fear threats to their independence from both Russia and Germany, (the latter now coming mostly from the German dominated EU).

The issue of the indicated behavior of the Russian government in these matters, and the underlying question of the future of relations between the Western countries and Russia - and the mutual interests of the parties involved - all remain unresolved. The fact is that continental Europe depends on Russia for its supply of natural gas and , to a lesser extent, oil.

The issue of the indicated behavior of the Russian government in these matters, and the underlying question of the future of relations between the Western countries and Russia - and the mutual interests of the parties involved - all remain unresolved. The fact is that continental Europe depends on Russia for its supply of natural gas and , to a lesser extent, oil.

You are mistaken. I did not assert that the paragraph of mine you quoted directly addressed the supposed recent poisonings, as you wrote.

I rather clearly identified it as an issue also before the interested parties and one that must be addressed with it. I believe the truth of that proposition is obvious.

At any rate, even now Russia has no huge economic hold over the EU, and what little hold it has will get smaller and smaller as time goes by. Unless drastic changes are made in Russia.

You are mistaken. I did not assert that the paragraph of mine you quoted directly addressed the supposed recent poisonings, as you wrote.

I rather clearly identified it as an issue also before the interested parties and one that must be addressed with it. I believe the truth of that proposition is obvious.

It appears you are trying to contrive some anti Trump argument here. OK by me, but you'll have to do better than that to keep my attention.

The sentence you posted preceding your quote was, "After now several murders of Russian exiles living in the UK, very likely carried out by Russian security services or their agents, the initial excitement over this incident is understandable.". It therefore becomes quite clear that you were talking about the Russian poisonings in the UK. This conclusion is amplified by the fact that the title of this thread is: "Is the US concerned about nerve gas attacks in Great Britain?"

.I'm not his spokesperson.

looking for an opportunity to reuse an old post, this time with little connection to the post you were referencing.