https://pjmedia.com/tatler/2011/08/29/syria-has-the-largest-and-most-advanced-chemical-weapons-stockpile-in-the-middle-east/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 10:27:01 -0400<![CDATA[A front page WaPo article this morning warns that Syria has the largest confirmed stockpile of chemical weapons throughout the Middle East. Syria has repeatedly refused to sign the U.N. chemical weapons convention barring use of the weapons.  The government of Syria&#8217;s Bashar al Assad is estimated to have also amassed the most advanced chemical weapons including weaponized Sarin-based warheads. The newspaper citing the CIA as its source says most of Syria&#8217;s current chemical arsenal was built by the Russians. Sarin was used by Japanese terrorists in a Tokyo subway in 1995 killing 13 people and blinding or sickening 1,000.]]>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 06:54:37 -0400<![CDATA[Richard Pollock]]>https://pjmedia.com/richard-pollock/2011/08/29/syria-has-the-largest-and-most-advanced-chemical-weapons-stockpile-in-the-middle-east-n152121