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PBS NewsHour | Preventing Syrian Chemical Threat From Becoming Reality | PBS

Duration: 06:15
Program: PBS NewsHour #10512
Broadcast Date: Dec. 5, 2012

Though the White House and State Department made statements about the possibility of Syria deploying chemical weapons against rebels, much remains unknown about when, how and what kinds of chemicals might be used by Assad's forces. Jeffrey Brown talks to Leonard Spector of the Monterey Institute of International Studies.

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Post Date: December 5, 2012