by Noah Shachtman | Jan 16, 2013 | Monitor
The State Department is publicly discounting claims made by its own diplomats about a chemical weapons attack in Syria.
by Noah Shachtman | Oct 25, 2012 | Monitor
A U.S. Army chemical weapons crew takes samples from an M55 rocket. Photo: U.S. Army The regime of embattled Syrian dictator Bashar Assad is actively working to enlarge its arsenal of chemical weapons, U.S. officials tell Danger Room. Assad’s operatives have...
by David Axe | Aug 24, 2012 | Monitor
Sailors train for chemical and biological warfare. Photo: U.S. Navy CARLISLE, Pennsylvania — A rogue state is on the verge of developing a deadly biological weapon against which the rest of the world has no defense. Through its connections to extremist groups...
by Kris Alexander | Jul 24, 2012 | Monitor
Free Syrian Army in Idlib, Syria. Photo: AP/Shaam News Network On Monday, the Assad regime caused an international stir when they said they just might use chemical weapons to stop so-called “external aggression“; it pissed off Syria’s allies in the...
by Kris Alexander | Jul 16, 2012 | Monitor
Syrian President Bashar Assad (center) at a 2007 banquet honoring Syria’s armed forces. Photo: AP/Sana What’s worse than a power-mad dictator with weapons of mass destruction? A power-mad dictator who may be about to lose them. This is the situation the...
