14 June 2013

Syria’s Chemical Weapons: Issues for Congress

This paper assesses the use, change of hands and possible loss of control of chemical weapons in the Syrian conflict in 2012. The authors report that Syria is known to have produced, stored, and weaponized chemical weapons, however, little is known about the current size and condition of the stockpile. US policymakers are concerned about what could happen to these weapons in the course of the civil war and that Syria could use its chemical weapons or transfer them to Hezbollah in Lebanon.

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