Chemical and Biological Warfare

U.S. Army research officials have developed a new, handheld chemical agent detector that can "taste" suspicious liquids.

But officials said Syrian dictator Bashar Al-Assad still maintains chemical weapons capabilities.

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis suggested Thursday that a U.S. attack on Syria was not imminent.

The U.S. may launch a military response to the recent chemical attack.

U.S. Strategic Command recently passed the leadership role in counter-proliferation to SOCOM.

The U.S. Army is notifying vets that they may be eligible to receive care if they participated in testing from 1942 to 1975.

The U.S. is accusing President Assad's government of using sarin on civilians in an attack that killed more than 1,400.

The military shipped supposedly inert anthrax samples that may have been live over the last 10 years to at least 51 labs.

The Pentagon has ruled out hitting Syrian chemical weapons stockpiles or sending troops to secure the sites after a strike.

The U.S. has yet to find solid evidence that ISIS used mustard gas against Kurdish forces in northern Iraq, CentCom said...