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Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/25/us-syria-crisis-chemicalweapons-idUSBREA3O24220140425
Western Intelligence Suggests Syria Can Still Produce Chemical Arms
(Reuters) Louis Charbonneau - Syria maintains an ability to deploy chemical weapons, diplomats say, citing intelligence from Britain, France and the U.S. There is a growing conviction among Western capitals that President Assad has failed to come clean about Syria's chemical weapons program despite his promises to end it. "We are convinced, and we have some intelligence showing, that they have not declared everything," said a senior Western diplomat. When asked how much of its program Syria has kept hidden, the diplomat said: "It's substantial."