ISIS could acquire nuclear arms, warns UK minister
Uranium Stolen From Iraq’s Nuclear Facility
Islamic State militants could acquire nuclear and biological weapons to launch attacks on Britain,
the country’s interior minister warned on Tuesday as she unveiled
measures to tackle extremist groups. During an annual Conservative party
conference in Birmingham, British Home Secretary Theresa May said that the jihadist group could become the “world’s first truly terrorist state” in Iraq and Syria, The Independent reported.
“If [ISIS] succeeds in firmly consolidating their grip on the land they occupy in Syria and Iraq, we will see the world’s first truly terrorist state established within a few hours flying time of our country,” she said. “We will see the risk, often prophesied… that with the capability of a state behind them, the terrorists will acquire chemical, biological or even nuclear weapons to attack us.” ISIS has seized swathes of territory in Iraq and Syria, declaring a caliphate. Last week, Britain joined the US-led coalition carrying out airstrikes against the jihadists in Iraq. Hundreds of people from the West are believed to have travelled to Iraq and Syria to fight alongside the militants. Some 500 people from Britain alone have joined ISIS.
SCHOOLGIRL JIHADISTS
According to the Guardian, hundreds of young women and girls, as young as 14 or 15, are leaving their homes in western countries to join Islamic fighters in the Middle East. May said that tough measures were needed to stop young people becoming radicalised. She proposed new powers to bar people with extremist views from appearing on television or publishing on social media even if they are not breaking any laws. She said that if re-elected next year, her party will introduce civil powers to disrupt people who “spread poisonous hatred” even within the law. The proposals will be included in the Conservatives’ election platform, but are not guaranteed to become law.
“If [ISIS] succeeds in firmly consolidating their grip on the land they occupy in Syria and Iraq, we will see the world’s first truly terrorist state established within a few hours flying time of our country,” she said. “We will see the risk, often prophesied… that with the capability of a state behind them, the terrorists will acquire chemical, biological or even nuclear weapons to attack us.” ISIS has seized swathes of territory in Iraq and Syria, declaring a caliphate. Last week, Britain joined the US-led coalition carrying out airstrikes against the jihadists in Iraq. Hundreds of people from the West are believed to have travelled to Iraq and Syria to fight alongside the militants. Some 500 people from Britain alone have joined ISIS.
SCHOOLGIRL JIHADISTS
According to the Guardian, hundreds of young women and girls, as young as 14 or 15, are leaving their homes in western countries to join Islamic fighters in the Middle East. May said that tough measures were needed to stop young people becoming radicalised. She proposed new powers to bar people with extremist views from appearing on television or publishing on social media even if they are not breaking any laws. She said that if re-elected next year, her party will introduce civil powers to disrupt people who “spread poisonous hatred” even within the law. The proposals will be included in the Conservatives’ election platform, but are not guaranteed to become law.
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