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Syria threatens to use bio weapons

(Times of Malta) Syria yesterday admitted it has chemical weapons and warned of using them if attacked, though not against its own civilians, as regime troops reclaimed most of Damascus after a week of heavy clashes. Any stocks of chemical weapons that may exist, will never, ever be used against the Syrian people. Fighting was Read More »

July 27, 2012
| Filed under Europe, Middle East, Agents & Toxins, and Biological Weapons
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‘Israel Will Go to War if Hizbullah Gets Chemical Weapons’

(Arutz Sheva) Israel is prepared to intervene militarily if Hizbullah gets a hold of Assad’s chemical weapons, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman warned in Brussels on Tuesday. “In the moment we see that the Syrians transfer chemical and biological weapons to Hizbullah, this is a red line for us and from our point of view it‘s Read More »

July 25, 2012
| Filed under Europe, Middle East, North America, Biological Weapons, Bioterrorism, and International
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Message To Syria: You Can’t Use Chemical Weapons On Foreigners, Either

(NPR) Headlines today about one of the latest statements from the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad have tended to focus on the news that a spokesman says the government would never use chemical or biological weapons against its own people. The stories take two angles: One, that this confirms Syria has such weapons; two, Read More »

July 25, 2012
| Filed under Europe, Middle East, North America, and Biological Weapons
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Syrian Rebels Claim Regime is Sending Chemical Arms to Borders

(Global Security Newswire) Syrian opposition forces on Tuesday claimed the Assad regime was transporting chemical arms to the nation’s borders, one day after Damascus warned it was prepared to use the weapons of mass destruction against foreign aggressors. The Free Syrian Army said the effort was aimed at coercing foreign nations into staying out of Read More »

July 24, 2012
| Filed under Asia/Pacific, Europe, Middle East, Biological Weapons, and International
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WHO offers some guidance on risky H5N1 studies

(CIDRAP) The World Health Organization (WHO) has offered some brief, general guidance on safety and security in research on laboratory-modified H5N1 viruses, mainly stressing that researchers should follow existing guidelines and gain authorization from their governments. The one-page guidance document, posted recently on the WHO Web site, was prompted by the recent controversy over the Read More »