sbrettt
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A 2007 assessment indicated that Syria is capable of producing several hundred tons of chemical weapon agents per year.[17]
I want to hear what you guys think because I have no idea.
Syria has had an indigenous chemical weapons program for several decades.I want to hear what you guys think because I have no idea.
I want to hear what you guys think because I have no idea.
Whether or not that's true, the trick to some chemical and biological weapons isn't creating the raw active ingredient, but weaponizing the stuff. Anthrax exists all over the world in the soil. The stuff is not that hard to come by. But weaponized anthrax is a different matter.Considering you can make Sarin in your kitchen.. then most likely they made it themselves..
Whether or not that's true, the trick to some chemical and biological weapons isn't creating the raw active ingredient, but weaponizing the stuff. Anthrax exists all over the world in the soil. The stuff is not that hard to come by. But weaponized anthrax is a different matter.
Iirc, in re Iraq's sarin, at first they could produce sarin, but it had a shelf life of only weeks. It took time, expertise, and practice to create warheads which were composed of high quality pre-cursors to sarin-the gas being made on the fly so to speak.
I have not heard any reason yet todoubtquestion that Syria made it's own sarin.
I looked into this earlier when it first happened. Found an article that covered it pretty well and I'm sure you can find stuff with a google search. I think they were saying it came from a couple different sources: Egypt, Iraq, and possibly the USSR at least equipment for local production from them.
Considering you can make Sarin in your kitchen.. then most likely they made it themselves..