CIA Director John Brennan said during an interview with 60 Minutes that ISIS has used chemical weapons in the past, and that they have the capability to make more in the future. Al-Arabiya reports that Brennan said the CIA believes that ISIS can create both chlorine and mustard gas. Intelligence efforts are ongoing to gain more information about this threat, but there are concerns that the group could export chemical agents to other parts of the world for profit.
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