In case there was any doubt about this – from today’s Al Arabiya:
Syriaâs chemical arms match Israelâs nuclear arsenal: defected general
The Syrian regime has a large arsenal of chemical weapons, which matches up to Israelâs nuclear arsenal, the defected former head of Syria’s chemical warfare program told Al Arabiya on Monday.
Major-General Adnan Sillu, who defected from the regime earlier this year, was party to top-levels talks about the use of chemical weapons on both rebel fighters and civilians.
He told Al Arabiya where the Syrian regime has stored its chemical weapons in specific cities across the war-torn country, highlighting chemical warehouses in the city of Homs and weapons stored also in scientific research center in Aleppo.
âSyriaâs chemical arsenal has reached similar levels to Israelâs nuclear weapons,â he said in the interview. Israel is believed to be one of the worldâs largest nuclear superpowers.
Sillu, who once led the armyâs chemical weapons training program, said in June that the main storage sites for mustard gas and nerve agents are supposed to be guarded by thousands of Syrian troops but that they would be easily overrun. âProbably anyone from the Free Syrian Army or any Islamic extremist group could take them over,â he said. [more].
Meanwhile Syria’s UN Ambassador Bashar Ja’afari points to the real threat, saying:
“We have repeatedly stated publicly and through diplomatic channels that Syria will not under any circumstances use any chemical weapons that it may have, because it is defending its people from terrorists backed by well-known states, at the forefront of which is the United States of Americaâ  [source]
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