Syria First Stored Iraq’s WMD in Time of Crisis – Will Do the Same for Iran!
December 22, 2005
Supplement to 16 December Blog “Ole Saddam Had an Arsenal”
The following article was taken from DEBKAfile, having originated in Jane’s Defense Weekly. Please scan back to our December 16 BLOG for a complete history of Syria’s inclination to use their soil
to store WMD materials in time of crisis for other Islamic nations.
DEBKAfile ARTICLE BEGINS
Syria Has Signed a Pact for the Storage of Iran’s Nuclear Weapons and Missiles – Jane’s Defense Weekly
December 21, 2005
The Damascus-Tehran strategic accord is meant to protect both countries from international pressure over their banned weapons programs.
Syria commits to allow Iran to “safely store weapons, sensitive equipment or even hazardous materials on Syrian soil, should Iran need such help in time of crisis” – namely UN sanctions.
In January, 2003, DEBKAfile revealed that Syria provided a similar clandestine storage service for Saddam Hussein’s WMD. The pact obliges Syria to continue
to supply the Iranian-sponsored Hizballah with weapons, ammunition and communications. Iran has been the Hizballah’s leading arms supplier, filling out the 15,000 missiles and rockets
the Shiite terrorist group has deployed along the Lebanese-Israeli border.
DEBKAfile ARTICLE ENDS