http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/225045.pdf
Annual report on trends and events in international terrorism including country reports on counterterrorism efforts, terrorist safe havens, terrorist organizations, and the challenge of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear terrorism. From the State Department
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
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