Chemical Weapons

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Breaking News: United States President Barack Obama to Ask Congress for Authorization on Syria

United States President Barack Obama will ask the United States Congress for authorization for limited action against the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria for use of chemical weapons against both the insurgent groups in Syria as well as innocent civilians. The use of chemical weapons is considered morally repugnant by many nations of the world […]

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Quote of the Day: President of Iran, Hassan Rouhani Addresses the Syria Crisis

“Many of the innocent people of Syria have been injured and martyred by chemical agents and this is unfortunate. We completely and strongly condemn the use of chemical weapons. The Islamic Republic gives notice to the international community to use all its might to prevent the use of these weapons anywhere in the world, especially in Syria.” […]

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Headline News August 25, 2013: Hong Kong Cracks Down on Triads, Syria Warns Middle East, Nordic Newspapers Write UK PM David Cameron

Silvio Berlusconi Threatens to Bring Down Italian Government Muslim Brotherhood Leader in Exile in London Hong Kong Police Arrest 1,800 in Crackdown on Triads Doctors Without Borders Confirms Gas Attacks in Syria Australian Politician Blames the United States’ Lax Gun Laws for Killing of Chris Lane Nigerian Islamists Accused of Slaughtering Villagers Nordic Newspapers Write […]

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Israel Threatens to Strike Syria If Rebels Gain Access to Chemical Weapons

Silvan Shalom, Israel’s vice premier, said that if it appeared that the Syrian government was losing control of its chemical weapons stockpile in its struggle against rebels fighting against the government of Bashar al-Assad that Israel would launch military strikes on those bases.   Silvan Shalom was commenting on a report that leaked to the […]

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The Juche Dynasty: North Korea and the Heirs of Kim Il-sung

Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un’s first speech to the public has drawn the hermit kingdom back into the spotlight with a focus on his youth and deadly nuclear arsenal. Propaganda in North Korea has raised the youngest Kim to the heights of supreme status shared only by his father, the late Kim Jong-il, and grandfather, the […]

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An Oft Forgotten Threat: North Korea’s Chemical and Biological Weapons.

International attention is often focused on nuclear weapons development. Whether it is Iran or North Korea, the common concern typically centers around this very specific type of weapon of mass destruction, even when considering the threats posed to domestic security by terrorism. Chemical based weapons (CBW) and biological weapons (BW) pose as much as a […]

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Qaddafi never actually got rid of his chemical weapons.

Not that anyone should be shocked to find out that Qaddafi didn’t actually get rid of his chemical weapons but that is apparently the case. The stockpiles were discovered while in pursuit of Qaddafi loyalists. Never can trust a known terrorist too much.

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