CIA Director John Brennan: ISIS Has Used Chemical Weapons

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PELLEY: “Tonight we’ve learned that the ISIS terrorist group in Syria and Iraq has chemical weapons in its arsenal. In a rare interview for ‘60 minutes,’ we spoke to the director of the CIA, John Brennan.”
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BRENNAN: “We have a number of instances where ISIL has used chemical munitions on the battlefield.”
PELLEY: “Artillery shells?”
BRENNAN: “Sure.”
PELLEY: “ISIS has access to chemical artillery shells?”
BRENNAN: “There are reports that ISIS has access to chemical precursors and munitions that they can use.”
PELLEY (voice-over): “The CIA believes that ISIS has the ability to manufacture small quantities of chlorine and mustard gas.”
PELLEY: “And the capability of exporting those chemicals to the west?”
BRENNAN: “I think there’s always the potential for that. This is why it’s so important to cut off the various transportation routes and smuggling routes that they have used.”
PELLEY: “Are there American assets on the ground right now, hunting this down?”
BRENNAN: “The U.S. intelligence is actively involved in being a part of the effort to destroy ISIL and to get as much insight into what they have on the ground inside of Syria and Iraq.”
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