Syrian rebels call for U.S. action in light of chemical weapon use President Obama has said the use of such weapons would be a 'game changer' for U.S. policy on intervening in the civil war there.
(Years later, they became the shrillest advocates of invading Iraq.) Rhodes describes in detail how this faction comprised many of the same people who succeeded in aligning Reagan with long-standing pet projects, notably ballistic missile defense, even though the debate on strategic defense had seemed to end in 1972 with the Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty. In two of his first three chapters, Rhodes traces first Gorbachev's early and formative years, then his political career and campaign as a Soviet leader trying to halt the nuclear arms race. [...] decisions in that era too often involved too few people, many of them narrowly focused specialists-brothers of the nuclear priesthood and the inspiration for notions of competent civil defense against nuclear weapons and limited nucle...
WASHINGTON - An unpredictable North Korea, with its nuclear weapons and missile programs, stands as a serious threat to the United States and East Asia nations, the director of National Intelligence warned Tuesday in a sober assessment of worldwide threats. Testifying before a Senate panel, James R. Clapper delivered the U.S. intelligence community's overview of global threats posed by terrorism, cyber attacks, weapons of mass destruction, the months- long civil war in Syria and the unsettled situation in post-Arab Spring nations.
BEIRUT - The U.S. and regional allies are closely monitoring Syria's chemical weapons - caught in the midst of a raging civil war - but options for securing the toxic agents stuffed into shells, bombs and missiles are fraught with risk. President Bashar Assad's embattled regime is believed to have one of the largest chemical weapons stockpiles in the world. Fears have risen that a cornered Assad might use them or that they could fall into the hands of extremists, whether the Lebanese Hezbollah militia, an Assad ally, or al-Qaida-linked militants among the rebels.
Syrian rebels advance in town along Iraqi border BEIRUT -- Syrian rebels waged fierce battles with regime troops in a town along the Iraqi border on Thursday, capturing a string of security posts and the local police headquarters despite heavy government shelling and airstrikes by warplanes, activists said. Taking full control of al-Bukamal, located in the eastern oil-rich province of Deir el-Zour and across the border from the Iraqi town of Qaim, would expand the rebel foothold along the frontier with Iraq. Russia: We have guarantees on chemical arms MOSCOW -- The Russian Foreign Ministry's point man on Syria says Moscow has guarantees from the Syrian government that it will not use or move its chemical weapons. President Barack Obama warned earlier this week that the U.S. might be...
Activities at the Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society Museum on Friday highlight local events scheduled to mark Veterans Day. The museum at 25 Nottingham Court has planned a family-friendly program from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. It will include displays of historical weapons, uniforms and awards from the museum's collection, as well as Civil War artifacts and actors dressed in uniforms and clothing from the era.
WASHINGTON - U.S. intelligence has concluded with "varying degrees of confidence," that the Syrian government has twice used chemical weapons in its fierce civil war, the White House and other top administration officials said Thursday. However, officials also said more definitive proof was needed and the U.S. was not ready to escalate its involvement in Syria beyond non-lethal aid, despite President Barack Obama's repeated public assertions that Syria's use of chemical weapons, or the transfer of its stockpiles to a terrorist group, would cross a "red line.
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WASHINGTON - Amid reports that Syria is shifting its chemical weapons arsenal, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday warned the Syrian government that the United States considers use of such weapons a "red line" that would force it into deeper involvement in the country's civil war. This is a red line for the United States," Clinton said in an appearance in Prague with the Czech prime minister, Karel Schwarzenberg. While she said she would not "telegraph in any specifics" what the administration would do if the government of embattled President Bashar Assad used the weapons against Syrians, "we are certainly planning to take action if that eventuality were to occur.
Bashar Assad's wretched presence in the presidential palace of Damascus may, contrary to Western assumptions, do more good than harm. His murderous, terroristic and pro-Tehran regime is nonideological and relatively secular; it staves off anarchy, Islamist rule, genocide and rogue control of Syria's chemical weapons. As Syria's civil war intensifies, Western states increasingly are helping the rebels overthrow Mr. Assad and his henchmen. In doing so, the West hopes to save lives and facilitate a democratic transition. Many Western voices call for more than the nonlethal aid now being offered, wanting to arm the rebels, set up safe zones and even join their war against the government.
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