Can Russian plan for Syria chemical weapons work?

Name: Can Russian plan for Syria chemical weapons work?
Uploaded: 2013-09-11T11:02:22.000Z
Duration: 5 min 18 s
Description: Newsnight's Susan Watts considers if Russia's scheme to put Syria's chemical weapons stockpiles beyond use and under international control could be done reliably.

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Russia has put forward a proposal which it hopes will prevent US-led military action against Syria - it has asked the Syrian government to put its chemical weapons stockpiles under international control and then have them destroyed.

Newsnight's science editor Susan Watts considers if the plan could work.

World

11 September 2013