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The capsule contains Hydrogen Cyanide. It is a suicide pill and was (arguably still IS) issued to covert agents and black-ops personel for missions behind enemy lines. The idea being that if the agent is caught he should take the pill (kill himself) to deprive the enemy of a chance to interrogate him and possibly succeed in extracting important information.
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