Who controls Gadhafi’s weapons?

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Over the course of his 42 years of power in Libya, Moammar Gadhafi spent a great deal of money acquiring both chemical and nuclear weapons. The deposed dictator halted his weapons of mass destruction program after the U.S. invaded Iraq in 2003, but large amounts of uranium, as well as mustard gas and other chemical agents remain in the country. With the possibility that Gadhafi’s reign may soon end, many are concerned about what will come of his stockpile of deadly weapons. Who will have control over the weapons? We’re speaking with  Chris Blanchard, Middle East policy analyst at the Congressional Research Service, and Robert Zarate, policy advisor at the Foreign Policy Initiative.

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