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Syria CW – Success, but so what?
Syria has missed its latest deadline to finish removing Chemical agent and precursors from its territory. However, they almost made it–about 92% done. Bashar al-Assad clearly has moved to fulfill his obligation to get rid of his CW capability. There … Continue reading
Posted in Iran, Russia, Syria CW
Tagged Intelligence, Iran Nuclear, Iran Nuclear Agreement, Lavrov, Syrian CW, Ukraine, WMD
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Syrian CW – “Funtional Destruction”
The OPCW-UN inspectors for Syria have “completed the functional destruction of critical equipment for all of its declared chemical weapons production facilities and mixing/filling plants, rendering them inoperable.” This is seven weeks after President Obama, in a dramatic prime time … Continue reading
Posted in Syria CW, United Nations, WMD
Tagged Sergey Lavrov, Syria, Syrian CW, UN Security Council
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The Syrian CW Declaration…So far, so good
Syria has taken the first critical step in the process laid out by Lavrov and Kerry last week in Geneva. Damascus made its initial declaration of its chemical weapons inventory and infrastructure to the technical secretariat of the Organization for … Continue reading
Posted in Iraq, Syria CW, United Nations, WMD
Tagged Chemical Weapons, Lavrov, Lavrov Susan Rice, President Obama and UNGA, s, Syria, Syrian CW, Weapons Inspections, WMD
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The Syrian Framework Agreement
The Framework agreement and its two annexes get many things right. The burden of proof and all the heavy lifting are on Syria. The UN weapons inspectors are meant to verify Syrian declarations, direct the aggregation and ultimate disposal of … Continue reading
Syria CW: How Can We Make it Worse?
Answer: The United States could destroy Bashir’s control over his chemical weapons. ForeignPolicy.com and others report that communications intercepts suggest some confusion over the order to use CW. If you were to make a list of things to worry about, … Continue reading
Posted in Intelligence, Syria CW, Uncategorized, WMD
Tagged Chemical Weapons, Syrian CW, WMD
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