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December 5, 2012
Tom Bowman, Pentagon correspondent, NPR
Leonard Spector, deputy director of the Monterey Institute of International Studies, James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies
After intelligence officials reported activity at Syrian chemical weapons sites, the U.S. warned Syrian President Bashar Assad he'd face "consequences" if Syria uses such weapons. Many questions remain about what chemical weapons Syria has and how they could use them.