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Libya May Have Hidden Details of Chemical, Biological Weapons Programs, Intelligence Commission Says
Libya has possibly not disclosed all details of its biological and chemical weapons capabilities since agreeing in late 2003 to abandon its WMD programs, the Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction wrote in a report delivered yesterday (see GSN, March 17). “It is clear that Libya has been considerably less forthcoming about the details of its chemical and biological weapons efforts than about its nuclear and missile programs,” the report says. “There is little doubt that important questions remain about Libya’s WMD programs,” it adds. The commission said that any existing Libyan biological or chemical weapons program would not be large, the New York Sun reported. The commission warned that the United States must keep watch on Libya’s disarmament work. Intelligence collection on Libya has become a relatively low priority for Washington and resources have been diverted to other areas of concern, according to the report. “It remains true that the mercurial regime may suddenly shift its plans and intentions, leading to a covert resuscitation of these programs that the intelligence community will be expected to detect,” the report says (Eli Lake, New York Sun, April 1).
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