CBRN

Throwback to 2020 and the beginning of the NCT Virtual Saga

In May 2020, the NCT teams started developing its brand new NCT Virtual platform to allow the CBRNe community to connect at a time...

Looking back at NCT Virtual Civil-Military Response “Mutual Aid in Crisis Response”

NCT Virtual Civil-Military Response “Mutual Aid in Crisis Response” took place on February 17th, hosted by the CBRNe Society on the NCT Virtual platform...

Norway Country Profile

By Ms. Pinja Mann, Analyst at IB Consultancy Due to its strategic geographical location, Norway is a geopolitically crucial player in international military affairs with...

2020 and Beyond: Reflections and Outlook at a Time of a Global Pandemic

By Dr. Arvel Z. Rivera, Chief Response, Recovery and Rehabilitation Division, Health Emergency Management Bureau, Department of Health, Philippines Reflections More than twelve months ago, we...

Price of the Rubber Glove

By Ms. Pinja Mann, Analyst at IB Consultancy As the world keeps struggling with COVID-19 and the delayed and poorly planned vaccine rollouts, the rubber...

Mutual Aid in Crisis Response, An Interview with Kevin Cresswell and Gary Hess

Can you introduce yourself, your role and involvement in the field of CBRNe and Hazmat? Gary: I have been representing manufacturers and distribution of...

Interview with Dr. Eric L. Moore, Director, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center, USA

Could you describe the Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Chemical Biological Center’s (CBC) main activities? DEVCOM CBC’s mission is to provide innovative chemical, biological, radiological,...

202: The Year of the Vaccine

By Ms. Pinja Mann, Analyst at IB Consultancy As we start the new year, hopes of getting back to a somewhat normal state of affairs...

How to Reduce the Risk of Radiological Dirty Bombs

By Jacob Kamen Ph.D., DABHP, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA Abstract While the CBRN community including civil and military first...

Editorial by IB Consultancy and the CBRNe Society: Closing 2020 and Kickstarting 2021!

The year 2020 has been a challenging one for the entire CBRNe, C-IED and EOD community. Our year has been very different from what...

CBRN Exercise at the National Training Center (NTC) in Vught, The Netherlands

By Sgt. Calvin Deinum, Platoon Sergeant of the multifunctional CBRN platoon of the 11th Armored Engineer Battalion form Wezep, The Netherlands Introduction My name is Calvin...

More Than Wishful Thinking: Training and Scenario Play for Future Crisis Events

By PhD. Greg Simons, Associate Professor, University of Uppsala, Sweden Preparing for future crisis events through scenarios and training, including the practice in role play...

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