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‹ Above: By the late 1990s, reports were circulated
Workers in
protective suits in Washington and London claiming that
unload chemical Syrian Scud-C missiles were being armed
warfare
munitions for long-range chemical weapons use—a
from transport
containers for worrying development in an arms race in
later detonation which range is as important as a weapon’s
and destruction
in a blast ability to do harm. (Of course, this was of
furnace on significant interest to Israel, as well.)
March 05, 2014,
in Münster, The CIA believed Syria had even
Germany. developed its own version of cluster
bombs, which can release dozens, or
even hundreds, of small bombs from a
single large Scud-C missile. In addition to
his Scud-C missiles, President Assad has
accumulated missiles tipped with nerve
gas that are capable of being dropped
‹ Left: This is a
demonstration from a fighter jet, thus allowing for attacks
model of a U.S. on more-distant cities.
M190 Honest
John chemical The Israeli newspaper, Yedioth Ahronoth,
warhead with quoting independent U.S. analyst Harold
M143 sarin
bomblets, circa Hough, reached the following conclusions
1943. (Photo: U.S. after studying satellite imagery of
Department of
Defense) suspected Syrian missile deployment

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