Syria Reveals Chemical Weapons -- The Australian
THE Syrian regime, fighting a 16-month uprising that has claimed more than 19,000 lives, last night acknowledged for the first time that it has stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons.
It said, however, that it would use them only in a foreign attack and never against its own citizens, despite claims last week by the country's most senior defector that chemical weapons may have already been used by President Bashar al-Assad.
Syria, believed to have one of the largest stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons in the Middle East, has not signed the 1992 Chemical Weapons Convention outlawing their production, stockpiling and use.
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More News On Syria's Chemical Weapons
Syria Says It Has Chemical Weapons -- Wall Street Journal
Syria threatens to use chemical and biological weapons if faced with 'external aggression' -- The Independent
Syria says could use chemical arms against foreign intervention -- Reuters
Syria says chemical weapons are secure, warns against foreign attack -- L.A. Times
Syria says it will use chemical weapons if attacked -- USA Today/AP
Syria official: We will use chemical weapons only to defend 'external aggression' -- Haaretz
Syria Says It Won’t Use Chemical Weapons Against Insurgents -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Syria Says It Won’t Use Chemical Arms to Stop Rebellion -- New York Times
Syria 'will not use' chemical weapons on its own people -- BBC
William Hague: Syrian chemical weapons threat 'unacceptable' -- The Telegraph
Germany slams Syrian threat of chemical weapons -- Daily Star/AP
Obama 'very concerned' about safety of Syria's chemical weapons after latest violence -- FOX News