The Telegraph is reporting that “Jihadist’s have taken control of Saddams chemical weapons stockpile”
They must be lying. As there weren’t any. Right?
Course, it’s just a little nerve gas. And such.
Read a little more closely. This is where Saddam stored chemical weapons. It doesn’t say they are there now.
“17.09 Chemical weapons produced at the Al Muthanna facility, which Isis today seized, are believed to have included mustard gas, Sarin, Tabun, and VX.”
The article goes on to say, “17.05 The Chemical Weapons Convention, which Iraq joined in 2009, requires it to dispose of the material at Al Muthanna, even though it was declared unusable and “does not pose a significant security risk”
So the chemical munitions that are there are unusable and are not a security risk. WMDs are usable and do pose a significant security risk.
But, yes, the headline was misleading. I can understand that.