Nuclear War danger in the Middle East? All out Civil War in Syria?

• UN now says that Syria is in a state of full blown civil war

• gulfnews : US boosts Jordan’s nuclear security

Amman/Occupied Jerusalem Jordan says the United States has helped it boost its nuclear security by improving detection of radioactive materials at its borders as concern grows over instability in neighbouring Syria.
Jordanian officials have expressed worries that radioactive materials from Syria and its ally Iran could be moved across Jordan’s border to Saudi Arabia and other Gulf Arab countries in case of an all-out war in Syria.

Analysts say that Syria could host ongoing, illicit nuclear weapons activity by Iran and North Korea.

• Image Credit: AP
• A Free Syrian Army solider aims his weapon at a checkpoint in the northern town of Ariha, on the outskirts of Idlib, Syria on Sunday. Jordanian officials have expressed worries that radioactive materials from Syria and its ally Iran could be moved across Jordan’s border.

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