. . "Syria is estimated to have the third largest stockpiles of chemical Weapons of Mass Destruction in the World and along with six other nations including Israel and Egypt is not a signatory to the 1997 UN Chemical Weapons Conventions.On 17th July 2013 both Sky News and the Independent newspaper reported on the ???UK???s ??12.3billion arms trade to repressive states??? based on a report by the Common" . . .