Sentences with phrase «chemical weapons capability»

Perhaps one of the most shocking conspiracy theories that turned out to be true was a CIA program called MKUltra, which had the stated goal of developing biological and chemical weapons capability during the Cold War, according to Gizmodo.

President Donald Trump hailed the U.S. - led intervention in Syria as «perfectly executed,» adding that the military campaign to degrade Bashar Assad's chemical weapons capability had accomplished its goals.

WASHINGTON / BEIRUT, April 14 - U.S., British and French forces launched air strikes on Syria in response to a suspected poison gas attack that killed dozens of people, aiming to degrade its chemical weapons capabilities in the biggest intervention yet in the conflict by Western powers.

It had to be done and as long as it's a joint effort with allys then I'm all for destroying that monster's chemical weapon capabilities.

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The US said the strikes hit the «heart» of Syria's chemical weapons infrastructure but acknowledged that some «residual» capabilities remained.

«Whereas Iraq has consistently breached its cease - fire agreement between Iraq and the United States, entered into on March 3, 1991, by failing to dismantle its weapons of mass destruction program, and refusing to permit monitoring and verification by United Nations inspections; Whereas Iraq has developed weapons of mass destruction, including chemical and biological capabilities, and has made positive progress toward developing nuclear weapons capabilities» — From a joint resolution submitted by Tom Harkin and Arlen Specter on July 18, 2002

We are confident that Saddam Hussein retained some stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons, and that he has since embarked on a crash course to build up his chemical and biological warfare capability.

It would not necessarily need to be limited to strikes against chemical weapon compounds themselves, but would permit attacks on broader military capabilities.

Plus Assad's proven and acknowledge chemical and nerve agent program, where he surrender stockpiles of weapons, but did not show any verifiable move to dismantle the production capabilities.

Would it be to degrade and diminish the capability of Assad to use chemical weapons?