The UN concerns over the risk that terrorist groups might obtain, produce and transfer nuclear, chemical and biological weapons. The UN Security Council warned member states against the risk that terrorist groups might obtain and produce weapons of mass destruction. "We are seriously concerned over the risk that non-state actors may obtain, produce, transfer and use nuclear, chemical and biological weapons," the council said in a press release after a meeting Wednesday to mark the 10th anniversary of the adoption of a 2004 resolution aimed at preventing non-state actors and especially "terrorist" groups from acquiring or producing such weapons.
The 2004 UN resolution calls on member states to adopt legislation and take certain measures to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction falling into the hands of terrorist groups. UN deputy secretary-general, Jan Eliasson, said during the meeting that the resolution has substantially contributed to the process of counter-proliferation; but added that there have been some disappointments, such as the use of chemical weapons in Syria.
The Syrian regime forces have been accused of a chemical attack in the rebel-held Damascus suburb of Ghouta in August 2013. The Syrian government has denied any role in the attack and it blamed rebels for the gassing of roughly 1,400 people.
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