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Source: http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/training-simulation/2015/06/01/israel-syria-chemical-gas-threat-assad-citizens-stockpiles-idf/28312707/

Israeli Defense Minister Cites Drop in Syrian Chemical Threat

(Defense News) Barbara Opall-Rome - The chemical threat from Syria has plunged over the past year to the point that Israeli planners did not include gas-tipped missile strikes among the doomsday scenarios driving this year's annual emergency homefront drill. Speaking Monday on day two of a five-day nationwide drill, Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon said the chemical threat to Israeli citizens has dropped significantly as a result of international pressure to demilitarize Syria's chemical weapons stockpiles.

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