Chemical Agents of Opportunity for Terrorism: TICs & TIMs

Chemical Agents of Opportunity for Terrorism
Training Support Package
Participant Guide
Slide 51
On November 1, 2006, former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko suddenly fell ill and
was hospitalized. He died three weeks later, becoming the first known victim of lethal
polonium-210-induced acute radiation syndrome. Traces of polonium were found in his
urine, at his home, and at a London restaurant and hotel he visited the day he became
ill, and traces were found elsewhere, suggesting involvement of Russian agents.
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