'Al-Qaeda testing germ weapons'
The al-Qaeda terrorist network has been pursuing a sophisticated biological weapons research programme and is seeking chemical weapons, the Pentagon has told Congress.
Other terrorist groups and dozens of countries are also pursuing chemical and biological weapons, which could be used in a regional conflict or terrorist attack, the military said in a report.
'The relative ease of producing some chemical or biological agents has increased concern that their use may become more attractive to terrorist groups intent on causing panic or inflicting large numbers of casualties,' the report said.
It also said that companies in Russia and China were the key suppliers of the know-how and equipment for countries such as Iran trying to develop their own biological and chemical weapons.
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