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You are here: Home / Biological and Chemical Weapons / FOX News Talks Chemical Weapons in Syria with Philip Coyle

August 27, 2013

FOX News Talks Chemical Weapons in Syria with Philip Coyle

Any US strike against Syria likely to last ‘hours not days’
By Jennifer Griffin

Any U.S. strike against Syria is “likely to last hours not days” and probably would not come before the British Parliament votes on military action Thursday, a senior U.S. defense official told Fox News

Sources tell Fox that a strike would be led by the U.S. Navy and its assets positioned in the Eastern Mediterranean, and that it would be limited in scope.

The details about how a strike could unfold come as the administration builds its case for possible intervention in Syria, in response to an alleged chemical attack against civilians there last week.

Four U.S. Navy destroyers are in position, along with at least one nuclear-powered submarine. A British submarine is also available if Britain’s Parliament approves military action.

Air Force stand-off weapons also are likely to be used, including long range stealth bombers, according to a source.

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Posted in: Biological and Chemical Weapons, Middle East

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