Director of US National Intelligence , John Clapper , said on 12 February that ISIS has acquired chemical weapons and would like to use them in an attack on his home country . He said they had a high level of expertise, and although they were “not there yet” in terms of cyber-terrorism, “there will come a point when the capability matches the intent”. Speaking at a security conference , Clapper revealed that ISIS has procured chemical weapons and appeared to have used them repeatedly in Syria and Iraq . He went onto suggest that : “ Potentially it is a game changer , there are all kinds of scary scenarios you are able to conjure up if in fact Daesh is able to enhance its competence with chemical weapons . ”
Director of US National Intelligence , John Clapper , said on 12 February that ISIS has acquired chemical weapons and would like to use them in an attack on his home country . Speaking at a security conference , Clapper revealed that ISIS has procured chemical weapons and appeared to have used them repeatedly in Syria and Iraq . He went onto suggest that : “ Potentially it is a game changer , there are all kinds of scary scenarios you are able to conjure up if in fact Daesh is able to enhance its competence with chemical weapons . ”