Is Syria Hiding Chemical Weapons?

A UN chemical weapons expert, wearing a gas mask, holds a plastic bag containing samples from one of the sites of an alleged chemical weapons attack in the Ain Tarma neighbourhood of Damascus in this August 29, 2013 file photo. REUTERS photo

US Intelligence Suggests Syria May Hide Some Chemical Weapons -- CNN

The United States is looking at new classified intelligence indicating the Syrian government may not fully declare its chemical weapons stockpile, CNN has learned. That would mean it will still have a secret cache of chemical weapons even after the current agreed-upon destruction effort is carried out.

The intelligence is not definitive but “there are various threads of information that would shake our confidence,” one U.S. official said. “They have done things recently that suggest Syria is not ready to get rid of all their chemical weapons.”

CNN has spoken to several U.S. officials with access to the latest intelligence on Syria, who confirmed the information. All declined to be identified because of the sensitivity of the data. U.S. intelligence agencies, the Defense Department, the State Department and White House are all reviewing the information.

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More News On Reports That Syria May be Hiding Some Of It's Chemical Weapons

US checking accuracy of Syrian arms document -- Al Jazeera
U.S. skeptical of Syria chemical arms declaration: U.N. envoy -- Reuters
Syria may try to hide chemical weapons: U.S. official -- Reuters
US: Analysts Reviewing Syrian Chemical Weapons Declaration with 'Skepticism' -- Voice of America

My Comment: The only way that one can be sure that all chemical weapons have been accounted for is if there are many boots on the ground checking every base and warehouse. But considering how bloody Syria's civil war is becoming .... I doubt that this is going to happen .... and as a result suspicions on Syria's chemical weapons program will only continue.