European Parliament warns against ISIS nuclear weapons

'Consider publicly addressing the possibility of a terrorist attack.'

A European Parliament report warns Europe to prepare for possible chemical or biological ISIS attacks.

LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - The report suggests the terror group is planning to attack, and that European governments and EU institutions should be on alert, as well as "consider publicly addressing the possibility of a terrorist attack."  

The report adds, "At present, European citizens are not seriously contemplating the possibility that extremist groups might use chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear (CBRN) materials during attacks in Europe. Under these circumstances, the impact of such an attack, should it occur, would be even more destabilising."

After the Paris attacks, the head of Europol, Rob Wainwright, said: "We are dealing with a very serious well-resourced, determined international terrorist organisation that is now active on the streets of Europe. This represents the most serious terrorist threat faced in Europe for 10 years."

Later the report states: "ISIL/Da'esh has recruited and continues to recruit hundreds of foreign fighters, including some with degrees in physics, chemistry and computer science, who experts believe have the ability to manufacture lethal weapons from raw substances."

Associate Fellow in Chatham House's International Security Department, Nomi Bar-Yaacov, said, "There is a very real risk of ISIS using unconventional weapons in Europe and beyond."

Meanwhile, Wolfgang Rudischhauser, the Director of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Non-Proliferation Centre at NATO, said: "ISIS actually has already acquired the knowledge, and in some cases the human expertise, that would allow it to use CBRN [Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear] materials as weapons of terror."

A warning to the EU government was included in the report, which stated that government employees should keep an eye out for "other radicalised individuals, who have access to, or work in, sensitive areas."

British police forces have been engaging in mock terrorist attacks in an attempt to practice handling various terror strikes. 

The study added, "CBRN substances have been carried undetected into the European Union ... Interpol's monthly CBRN intelligence reports show numerous examples of attempts to acquire, smuggle or use CBRN materials."
Another warning to Intelligence services was to screen Jihadi fighters for "specialist CBRN knowledge."

The study also claimed there are 150 cases of nuclear or radiological trafficking reported annually in Europe.

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