U.S. Has Growing Concerns About Syria's Chemical Weapon
Stockpile The United States is increasingly concerned that
Syria's stockpile of chemical weapons might be used by the
regime of Bashar Assad or that it could fall in the hands of
terrorists, as the country's civil war continues. NPR's Tom
Bowman tells our Newscast unit that Syria has one of the largest
stockpiles of deadly nerve agents in the Middle East. Tom filed
this report: "Syria has dozens of chemical weapons sites spread
around the country, and the latest intelligence shows there is
activity at these sites, officials said, but not necessarily
movement of the weapons. "The White House issued a statement
saying that any use of chemical weapons by the Syrian regime
would cross a red line that could prompt military action. For
its part the Assad regime has said it would not use chemical
weapons against its own people. "In September, Defense Secretary
Leon Panetta said the Syrians had moved some of their chemical
weapons to better secure them." Reuters