North Korean military are training Syria how to play with chemicals Backdrop to U.S. airstrikes against Syria chemical warfare program is years of clandestine cooperation between North Korea and Damascus BY NATE THAYER North Korean military experts are deployed on the frontlines of the war in Syria, providing key assistance to the Assad government’s chemical […]
Global Trail of Dead Scientists Price of Pyongyang-Syria Chemical Weapons Collaboration
Deadly Spy War Erupts When Israel Views the Two Pariah States Having Crossed a ‘Red Line’ acquiring chemical weapons (This is a revised article first published in 2013 and republished today in light of the chemical warfare attack in Syria this week) By Nate Thayer In July 2007, an explosion rocked the al-Safir chemical weapons […]
Syria’s Chemical Weapons: The North Korean Connection
Given the current crisis over use of chemical weapons in Syria, here are excerpts from a recent story from NKNews.org on the origins of North Korean Syrian chemical warfare cooperation. (Full story on NKNews.org http://www.nknews.org/2013/06/north-korea-and-syrian-chemical-and-missile-programs/) North Korea and Syrian chemical and missile programs North Korean military experts are training Syria how to play with chemicals BY NATE THAYER , JUNE […]
Syrian Chemical Weapons: The odd tale of a lone Israeli spy and North Korea
The odd tale of a lone Israeli spy and North Korea Given the current crisis over use of chemical weapons in Syria, here is a link to a recent story on NKNews.org on clandestine North Korean Syrian chemical warfare cooperation (see full story at NKNews.org http://www.nknews.org/2013/06/the-odd-tale-of-a-lone-israeli-spy-and-north-korea/) Explosion kills Syrian technicians on North Korean train, Israeli agent spotted […]
The violent consequences of the North Korea-Syria chemical arms trade
A recent story on NKNews.org on the North Korean Origins of the Syrian Chemical Weapons Program has renewed timeliness given the current crisis over chemical weapons use against civilians in Syria (full story at NKNews.orghttp://www.nknews.org/2013/06/the-violent-consequences-of-the-north-korea-syria-arms-trade/ Clandestine cooperation between pariah states has left trail of bodies BY NATE THAYER , JUNE 20, 2013 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The blast at […]
Global Trail of Dead Scientists Price of Illicit Pyongyang-Syria Weapons Collaboration
Deadly Spy War Erupts When Israel Views the Two Pariah States Have Crossed a ‘Red Line’ BY NATE THAYER WASHINGTON, D.C. – In July 2007, an explosion rocked the al-Safir chemical weapons and ballistic missile research facility buried in cavernous underground tunnels dug under a mountain near Allepo in Northwestern Syria. Under the command of […]