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Syrian army is ready to use Chemical and Biological weapons in case of foreign attack 2307126.
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Defense News - Syria |
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Monday, July 23, 2012, 04:47 PM | |||
Syrian army is ready to use Chemical and Biological weapons in case of foreign attack. | |||
The
Syrian regime threatened Monday, July 23, 20132, to use its chemical and
biological weapons in case of a foreign attack, in its first ever acknowledgement
that it possesses weapons of mass destruction. |
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The Russian-made medium range ballistic missile Scud in service with the Syrian army can be equipped with nuclear, chemical or conventional HE warheads. |
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Foreign Ministry
spokesman Jihad Makdissi stressed, however, that Damascus would not
use its unconventional arms against its own citizens. The announcement
comes as Syria faces international isolation, a tenacious rebellion
that has left at least 19,000 people dead and threats by Israel to invade
to prevent such weapons from falling into rebel hands. But there has also been a disturbing rise in activity at the installations, so the U.S. intelligence community is intensifying its monitoring efforts to track the weapons and try to figure out whether the Syrians are trying to use them, the official said on condition of anonymity to discuss the still-evolving investigation. |
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