FORMATEX23: Responding to Natech Events in the EU and Beyond 

By Patrick Norén CBNW Magazine Editor Patrick Norén reports on FORMATEX23, the first ever EU-funded full-scale exercise in Austria on responding to major accidents triggered...

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By Andy Oppenheimer While attacks using IEDs (improvised explosive devices) have declined in the past year, they remain a weapon of choice for violent Jihadist groups, far right groups, sundry lone actors, dissident Irish groups, as well...

How the International Committee of the Red Cross Responds to Weapon Contamination

By Laurent Robert et co. The ICRC’s Weapon Contamination (WeC) Unit provides crucial assistance in areas where explosive weapons pose a significant threat. Conducting clearance activities in Yemen, providing risk awareness in Nigeria, training in responding to CBRN...

A UGV for Extreme CBRNe Situations – A Case Study

By Zvonko Orehovec Colonel (Ret.) Zvonko Orehovec, Chief Technical Expert at DOK-ING, talks about remotely controlled, unmanned ground-based vehicles (UGVs) that can be used in extreme situations where the direct use of personnel is impossible or dangerous,...

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By Patrick Norén CBNW Magazine Editor Patrick Norén reports on FORMATEX23, the first ever EU-funded full-scale exercise in Austria on responding to major accidents triggered by natural hazards. The exercise took place in Linz, on September 14-16,...

Fukushima Water Discharge: The Science Behind the Decision 

By Dr. Makoto Akashi At the end of August 2023, the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant began a 30-year process to release more than one million tonnes of treated radioactive water into the sea, triggering global headlines...

OPCW News September 2023

Experts from OPCW Latin American and Caribbean Member States enhance their chemical emergency response capabilities On August 14-19 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, twenty first-responders advanced their skills in managing chemical emergencies during the Integrated Advanced Course and...

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Experiencias y Lecciones Aprendidas en Actividades QBRN: El Papel del Coronel Alexandre Vasconcelos y del Ejército Brasileño en Grandes Eventos 

By CBNW Magazine La unidad DQBRN (Defensa Química, Biológica, Radiológica y Nuclear) del Ejército Brasileño ha desempeñado un papel crucial a la hora de garantizar la seguridad de los grandes acontecimientos celebrados en Brasil durante las dos...
By NCT Team   En Ecuador, el Mayor Edmundo David Mora Clavijo se desempeña como asesor militar y presidente del equipo técnico de la Autoridad Nacional de Armas Químicas y Biológicas. Su función consiste en coordinar las actividades...

Entrevista con Mayor Gabriela Valdivia, Capitana de la Compañía de Desminado Humanitario de la Brigada Motorizada No 4 Rancagua, Chile 

Durante el desarrollo de las operaciones de desminado en Chile, se realizaron diferentes capacitaciones y asistencia internacional, en países como Ecuador, donde desde el año 2005 el Ejército de Chile ha apoyado la Misión de Asistencia...

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FORMATEX23: Responding to Natech Events in the EU and Beyond 

By Patrick Norén CBNW Magazine Editor Patrick Norén reports on FORMATEX23, the first ever EU-funded full-scale exercise in Austria on responding to major accidents triggered...

Fukushima Water Discharge: The Science Behind the Decision 

By Dr. Makoto Akashi At the end of August 2023, the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant began a 30-year process to release more than one...

OPCW News September 2023

Experts from OPCW Latin American and Caribbean Member States enhance their chemical emergency response capabilities On August 14-19 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, twenty first-responders advanced...

Experiencias y Lecciones Aprendidas en Actividades QBRN: El Papel del Coronel Alexandre Vasconcelos y del Ejército Brasileño en Grandes Eventos 

By CBNW Magazine La unidad DQBRN (Defensa Química, Biológica, Radiológica y Nuclear) del Ejército Brasileño ha desempeñado un papel crucial a la hora de garantizar...

Thermobarics and Depleted Uranium: Pushing out the Conventional Envelope 

By Andy Oppenheimer With Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine extending well into its second year, Andy Oppenheimer reviews the deployment of weapons on the edge...

Project PROACTIVE: An Inclusive Human-Centered Approach in CBRNe Preparedness and Response 

By Grigore Havarneanu PROACTIVE stands for “PReparedness against CBRNE threats through cOmmon Approaches between security praCTItioners and the VulnerablE civil society”. It was a Research...

CBW Defense on the “Circuit” 

By Kevin Cresswell Executive Protection (EP), Close Protection (CP), The “Circuit” or VIP Protection, however you term it, is not just concerned with conventional threats....

Record-breaking 9th edition of NCT USA takes place in Maryland on September 5-7

Edgewood (MD), September 5-7 – The ninth edition of the leading CBRNe (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosives) event in the USA took place...

China’s Participation in Russian Military Exercises  

By David Oliver David Oliver discusses what China’s participation in Russian military exercises means for the war in Ukraine and for global security. On March 20,...

IED Threats: An Update 

By Andy Oppenheimer While attacks using IEDs (improvised explosive devices) have declined in the past year, they remain a weapon of choice for violent Jihadist...

CBRNe Medical Countermeasures 2001 to Date – A Reflection 

By David Bates David Bates addresses how actors can counter an adversary’s desired effects through information manoeuvre, as well as traditional defensive methods by exploiting...

How the International Committee of the Red Cross Responds to Weapon Contamination

By Laurent Robert et co. The ICRC’s Weapon Contamination (WeC) Unit provides crucial assistance in areas where explosive weapons pose a significant threat. Conducting clearance activities...