Syria and Weapons of Mass Destruction - Biological Weapons

Biological Weapons

The site at Cerin is also associated with an active biological weapons research and production program.
According to NATO Consultant Dr Jill Dekker, Syria has worked on: anthrax, plague, tularemia, botulinium, smallpox, aflotoxin, cholera, ricin and camelpox, and has used Russian help in installing anthrax in missile warheads. She also stated "they view their bio-chemical arsenal as part of a normal weapons program".

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