Chemical Threat “Limited,” French Official Says

The likelihood of a chemical weapons attack in Europe is “limited,” French Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin said today, apparently responding to reports yesterday that a French official that terrorists were progressing in their ability to use chemical weapons (see GSN, April 12).

“A very high degree of technical expertise is in effect required to handle such materials, so it is a limited threat,” he said. “But that should not lead us to minimize the risk,” de Villepin added (Associated Press/Jerusalem Post, April 13).

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