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U.S. Commandos Trained to Stop Terrorists With `Dirty Bombs'

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Anthony Capaccio 

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U.S. commando units have been trained to seize and disable nuclear or radioactive bombs, providing a crucial last line of defense if terrorists get their hands on such weapons, according to the general in charge of the forces.





Islamic State Hijacks Mosul University Chemistry Lab for Making Bombs 

U.S.-led coalition bombed campus in March, but extent of any damage unknown 

 By

Margaret Coker in London and

Ben Kesling in Baghdad

Updated April 1, 2016 10:08 a.m. ET

 

Islamic State has been using a well-stocked university chemistry lab in Mosul, Iraq, for the past year to concoct a new generation of explosive devices and train militants to make them, according to U.S. and Iraqi military officials and two people familiar with the university.







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