Wednesday, October 26, 2005

IRAN HELPING SYRIA WITH CHEMICAL WEAPONS

Report: "Damascus Pursuing Innovative Chemical Warfare Program in Cooperation with Iran" (Reuters/Ynet News)
Damascus is pursuing "an innovative chemical warfare (CW) program in co-operation with Iran," Jane's Defence Weekly reported Monday. Tehran made a contractual commitment to Syria a few months ago to provide Iranian technical assistance to facilitate Syria's CW program. Iran will assist Syria in the planning, establishment, and pilot operation of four or five facilities throughout Syria for the production of precursors for VX and Sarin nerve agents and mustard blister agent.

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