Government Information

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/nuke/R43480.pdf

Describes the key elements of a nuclear weapons program, reviews the available information regarding cooperation among Iran, North Korea, and Syria on ballistic missiles and nuclear technology, and discusses additional requirements that Congress may wish to impose, especially with regard to executive branch reporting on WMD proliferation.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

http://www.state.gov/j/ct/rls/other/rpt/221544.htm

Describes U.S. government spending on programs of assistance and training related to countering terrorism.  The spending covers agencies other than the Department of Defense. From the State Department

http://www.intelligence.senate.gov/140129/clapper.pdf

Testimony on this topic at a Senate hearing in January 2014 by James Clapper, Director of National Intelligence.  From the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence

http://www.opcw.org/news/article/syria-completes-destruction-activities-to-render-inoperable-chemical-weapons-production-facilities-a/

Press release on the completion of the work of inspectors from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons

http://www.un.org/disarmament/content/slideshow/Secretary_General_Report_of_CW_Investigation.pdf

Finds clear and convincing evidence that chemical weapons were used on a relatively large scale resulting in numerous casualties particularly among civilians and including children.  From the United Nations Mission to Investigate Allegations of the Use of Chemical Weapons in the Syrian Arab Republic

http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/09/10/remarks-president-address-nation-syria

Text of President Obama’s address on the situation in Syria and the possibility of U.S. military retaliation.  From the White House

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/mideast/R43201.pdf

Reviews the issues related to possible military intervention including use of chemical weapons, efficacy of limited military action, international response, and war powers matters.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/nuke/R42848.pdf

Describes what is known about the Syrian government’s involvement with chemical weapons and courses of action that Congress might choose.  Also covers biological weapons and the concerns about chemical  weapons security.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists