Iran and Syria work together developing deadly WMDs to wipe out USA
Pastor Dale Morgan
Iran and Syria work together developing deadly WMDs to wipe out USA *
Proof of cooperation between Iran and Syria in the proliferation and
development of weapons of mass destruction was brought to light Monday
in a Jane's Defense Weekly report that dozens of Iranian engineers and
15 Syrian officers were killed in a July 23 accident in Syria.
According to the report, cited by Channel 10, the joint Syrian-Iranian
team was attempting to mount a chemical warhead on a Scud missile when
the explosion occurred, spreading lethal chemical agents, including
sarin nerve gas.
Reports of the accident were circulated at the time; however, no details
were released by the Syrian government, and there were no hints of an
Iranian connection.
The report comes on the heels of criticism leveled by the Syrians at the
United States, accusing it of spreading "false" claims of Syrian nuclear
activity and cooperation with North Korea to excuse an alleged Israeli
air incursion over the country this month.
According to globalsecurity.org, Syria is not a signatory of either the
Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), - an international agreement banning
the production, stockpiling or use of chemical weapons - or the
Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT).
Syria began developing chemical weapons in 1973, just before the Yom
Kipper War. Globalsecurity.org cites the country as having one of the
most advanced chemical weapons programs in the Middle East, JPost.com
reports.
According to the British magazine, the facility where the accident took
place was built as part of a cooperation agreement signed between Syria
and Iran in 2005. The joint activity included technological supply and
assistance from Syria to Iran.
A Western diplomatic source reported in the past that in exchange,
Tehran was providing Damascus with means that would enable it to
independently produce chemical weapons, including help in planning and
building facilities and carrying out chemical weapons experiments in a
number of locations. According to the source, the cost of the project
was estimated at millions of dollars.
Syria is currently in the midst of a PR battle aimed at denying the
allegations that it has nuclear ties with Iran and North Korea. On
Tuesday, Syrian Expatriate Affairs Minister Bussaina Shaaban said that
the allegations of nuclear cooperation between Syria and North Korea
which led to the reported Israeli overflight were "an orchestra of lies".
In an interview with the Iranian Fars news agency, the minister denied
reports in Israeli and American media that suggested Pyongyang was
helping Damascus build a nuclear installation in the country and said
that "Syria maintains the right to respond when and where it sees fit."