(AFP/Defense News) The Pentagon said Aug. 24 that Libya's stockpile of chemical weapons are "secure" but that an arsenal of thousands of shoulder-launched missiles remained cause for concern. Asked if sites containing chemical weapons, including over 10 tons of mustard gas, were safe, spokesman Col. Dave Lapan said: "Yes." But he declined to offer more details, only saying that "clearly those are dangerous agents and weapons ... we continue to monitor that."
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