The British Army special forces are prepared to take over the deposits of mustard gas and other chemical weapons that the government of Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi may have hidden in the Libyan desert. According to the newspaper 'The Daily Telegraph, citing U.S. sources, is likely to be used by Special Air Service (SAS), the main strength of the British Army for such operations in order to gain control of up to 10 tons of mustard gas and sarin gas that is believed stored in three locations inside Libya.
British sources explained that they still have not received a specific request from Washington to engage the SAS in a possible operation of this kind but there are fears that Gadhafi decides to use chemical weapons or that they fall into the hands of terrorists. British special forces are supposed to ten days in the North African country and have played an important role in the rescue and return of oil workers operating in the Libyan desert.
Meanwhile it is believed that the UK may decide to take several Typhoon fighters to a base of the Royal Air Force on the island of Cyprus in anticipation of possible military action against the regime of Gaddafi. On Tuesday, British Prime Minister, David Cameron, continued to increase its pressure on Gaddafi to declare that London should negotiate with groups that have rebelled against his regime and should be "doing something" to prevent the colonel "kill" her own people.
Faced with the hardness exhibited in public by the British Government, there is a growing coalition of foreign governments that oppose the use of military force and by the Government of Washington is cautious in this regard. The Pentagon chief Robert Gates, acknowledged Tuesday that there is no unanimity in NATO for the use of armed force against Libya and confirmed that only act militarily if there is a UN mandate in this regard.
Meanwhile, British military sources have criticized the government for Cameron to cut the defense budget, making it necessary to drastically reduce the strength, just as the United Kingdom might be engaged in an additional military adventure in Afghanistan. However, the Pentagon has acknowledged that it is mobilizing hundreds of marines and two amphibious ships to the Mediterranean area "to facilitate evacuation and humanitarian aid is needed," according to Defense Secretary Robert Gates.
The two amphibious assault ships cross the Straits of Suez Canal in Egypt, this Wednesday, en route to Libya. Only one of them carries more than 2,000 Marines. U.S. sources insist that their military just going to do "humanitarian work" and not going to take any action outside those specified at the international level. 
British sources explained that they still have not received a specific request from Washington to engage the SAS in a possible operation of this kind but there are fears that Gadhafi decides to use chemical weapons or that they fall into the hands of terrorists. British special forces are supposed to ten days in the North African country and have played an important role in the rescue and return of oil workers operating in the Libyan desert.
Meanwhile it is believed that the UK may decide to take several Typhoon fighters to a base of the Royal Air Force on the island of Cyprus in anticipation of possible military action against the regime of Gaddafi. On Tuesday, British Prime Minister, David Cameron, continued to increase its pressure on Gaddafi to declare that London should negotiate with groups that have rebelled against his regime and should be "doing something" to prevent the colonel "kill" her own people.
Faced with the hardness exhibited in public by the British Government, there is a growing coalition of foreign governments that oppose the use of military force and by the Government of Washington is cautious in this regard. The Pentagon chief Robert Gates, acknowledged Tuesday that there is no unanimity in NATO for the use of armed force against Libya and confirmed that only act militarily if there is a UN mandate in this regard.
Meanwhile, British military sources have criticized the government for Cameron to cut the defense budget, making it necessary to drastically reduce the strength, just as the United Kingdom might be engaged in an additional military adventure in Afghanistan. However, the Pentagon has acknowledged that it is mobilizing hundreds of marines and two amphibious ships to the Mediterranean area "to facilitate evacuation and humanitarian aid is needed," according to Defense Secretary Robert Gates.
The two amphibious assault ships cross the Straits of Suez Canal in Egypt, this Wednesday, en route to Libya. Only one of them carries more than 2,000 Marines. U.S. sources insist that their military just going to do "humanitarian work" and not going to take any action outside those specified at the international level.
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