U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has urged NATO to prepare for the possible use of chemical weapons by Syria and called for alliance members to boost their assistance to the Syrian opposition.
Kerry said contingency plans should be put in place to guard against the threat of a chemical weapons strike.
“Planning regarding Syria, such as what [NATO] has already done, is an appropriate undertaking for the alliance,” Kerry told NATO foreign ministers yesterday in Brussels. “We should also carefully and collectively consider how NATO is prepared to respond to protect its members from a Syrian threat, including any potential chemical weapons threat.”
