US: Syrian chemical weapon stockpile barely dented

By Lara Jakes

Published September 6, 2013 7:37pm ET

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US: Syrian chemical weapon stockpile barely dented — US United Nations Ambassador Samantha Power speaks about Syria, Friday, Sept. 6, 2013, at the Center for American Progress in Washington. Power said Syrian President Bashar Assad âhas barely put a dent in his enormous stockpileâ of chemical weapons that American officials believe killed more than 1,400 people outside Damascus last month. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) | Charles Dharapak

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. envoy to the United Nations says Syrian President Bashar Assad “has barely put a dent in his enormous stockpile” of chemical weapons that American officials believe killed more than 1,400 people outside Damascus last month.

Ambassador Samantha Power says the world has done very little to curb Assad’s willingness to use the deadly nerve agents again.

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