Posted on 11/20/2015 6:42:56 AM PST by SeekAndFind
BAGHDAD (AP) -- The Islamic State group is aggressively pursuing development of chemical weapons, setting up a branch dedicated to research and experiments with the help of scientists from Iraq, Syria and elsewhere in the region, according to Iraqi and U.S. intelligence officials.
Their quest raises an alarming scenario for the West, given the determination to strike major cities that the group showed with its bloody attack last week in Paris. U.S. intelligence officials don't believe IS has the capability to develop sophisticated weapons like nerve gas that are most suited for a terrorist attack on a civilian target. So far the group has used mustard gas on the battlefield in Iraq and Syria.
Still, French Prime Minister Manuel Valls on Thursday warned that Islamic extremists might at some point use chemical or biological weapons.
"Terrorism hit France not because of what it is doing in Iraq and Syria ... but for what it is," Valls told the lower house of Parliament. "We know that there could also be a risk of chemical or biological weapons," he added, though he did not talk of a specific threat.
Iraqi officials expressed concern that the large safe haven the extremists control since overrunning parts of Iraq and Syria last year has left Iraqi authorities largely in the dark over the IS program.
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WMD?
Heard this before.
Why produce them when Obama will send them any place in the world paid with our tax dollars?
Have they looked at the cleaning supplies under the sink. Oh I forgot. What are “cleaning supplies” doing in a Muslim country?
Sounds an awful lot like famous last words, and irrelevant if they manage to get their hands on any of the stockpiles the Russians moved from Iraq to Syria prior to the 2003 invasion. They missed some of the Sarin, discovered by US forces in 155 mm artillery shells.
And after ISIS kills hundreds or even thousands in a subway system attack - or some other enclosed space - Obama will blame it on George Bush!
If Obama comes out and says that....watch out
Maybe they’ll get their hands on the WMDs the Russians smuggled out of Iraq into Syria before the war.
I could go to the local Walmart and Home depot and make some good chemical weapons.
The fact that someone who is interested in killing people would be doing this stuff.
Chem weapons are an interesting concept, but it is generally felt that we or the aggrieved party can respond in kind.
I think the Russians and Americans have better stuff than ISIS can make from home depot materials.
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Why wouldn't they?
Didn’t they already use gas in the London subway? They’re capable.
This is getting old and stale.
You mean, it takes determination to mix chlorine and amonia together in a bottle, shake it up and throw it?
They should use Draino to clean their armpits.
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