CBRN

How Clean is Clean?

By Lt. Col. Alan Gavel, Biological Analyst and Trainer, Population Protection Institute of the Czech Republic The decontamination process is a set of activities that...

Use of Soapy Water in a Multi-Threat Environment

By Terrence K. Cloonan, Lead Physical Scientist (CBRN)(Retired), Former U.S. Army Chemical Corps/CBRN Major, CM, RA What is a multi-threat environment? It is a hostile...

NIOSH Expands its CBRN Air-Purifying Respirator Protection List

Protecting Emergency Responders by Evaluating New and Emerging CBRN Hazards By Mr. Jon Szalajda, Deputy Director and Dr. Lee Greenawald, Physical Scientist, NPPTL, NIOSH Emergency responders...

New Trends in CBRN Decontamination

By Lt. Col. Christian Resch, Research and Development Manager, Federal Ministry of Defence Austria Military interventions such as Cyprus (UNFICYP mission), the Golan Heights (UNDOF...

Looking Back at NCT USA

On September 7th, NCT USA 2021 kicked off at the Hyatt Regency in Baltimore, MD. This event marked the comeback of the famous NCT...

Regional Threats: The Future CBRNe Threats in the Balkans

By Maj. Georgios Gkanalas, EOD/IEDD/CBRNe SME, Hellenic Air Force Let's have a look at the potential threats in the Balkans region concerning the deployment and...

Looking back at NCT Europe

On October 5th, 2021, IB Consultancy and the CBRNe Society launched NCT Europe 2021, the largest European CBRNe event, at the Joint NBC Defense...

Editorial: The Return of In-Person NCT Events

by Mr. Ilja Bonsen, President, CBRNe Society September and October 2021 have been a significant watershed for the CBRNe Society. These months have marked the...

Threat Agent Science: Investigating the Next Generation of Threats

By Dr. Donald Cronce Threat Agent Science Overview The mission of Threat Agent Science (TAS) within the US Chemical and Biological Defense Program (CBDP) is to...

CBRNe Capabilities and Strategy: the Case of Canada

Overview During the last decade, Canada has heavily advanced the level of its armed forces. The state of preparedness and awareness of the country is...

Impact of Synthetic Biology and Non-State Actor WMDs

By MAJ Stephen Hummel Synthetic biology can be defined as “the rational design and construction of modified or new biological systems/organisms with desired functionality, or...

The Future of Tear Gas

By MGySgt Gary Beals Most of the world separates the use of the riot control agent tear gas from banned chemical warfare agents. The United...

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