CBRN

Republic of Korea: Country Profile

By Jaehyung Choi, Analyst at IB Consultancy Security Situation Overview The North Korean nuclear weapon program has been a significant concern for the Republic of...

EU-SENSE: Innovative Network of Heterogeneous Sensor Nodes for Improved Chemical Threat Detection

By Łukasz Szklarski, Head of R&D Department, Institute of Communication and Information Techniques The Global Terrorism Database is reporting a decreasing trend in the number...

Interview with Erik Tollefsen and Frida Larsson

Head of the Weapon Contamination Unit & CBRN Adviser at the ICRC. Picture: Internal Capacity Building International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) The International Committee of...

Post Event Report NCT Virtual Europe

NCT Virtual Europe took place on September 22nd and 23rd, in partnership with the JCBRN Defence Center of Excellence. Created with the objective of...

The Threat Changed So Must We

By Dr. Richard Schoske, PhD, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Chief Detection and Diagnostics Division In 2001, the United States was griped in the fear from...

Unplanned Contamination Considerations for First Responders

By Jeremy Urukew, Hazmat Specialist with the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue system The Hazmat/CBRNE response system is quite robust in the United States. There...

Interview with Dr. Mauro Dalla Torre

Medical Advisor of the Weapon Contamination Unit, International Committee of the Red Cross International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) The International Committee of the Red...

Post Event Report on the First NCT Virtual USA

The very first NCT Virtual USA Event took place between July 21st and 22nd 2020. This new platform has been welcomed with enthusiasm from...

The CBRNe Medical Team, Queen Astrid Military Hospital in Brussels

By Jan Vaes, Adjudant-Major, Head of Disaster Cell, Queen Astrid Military Hospital For decades, the Medical component of Belgian Defense has been prepared for an...

Wet Decon, or Dry?

By P. Andrew Karam, PhD, CHP, Radiation Safety Professional I spent eight years in the American Navy’s Nuclear Power Program – half of that time...

Sweden CBRNe Country Profile

By Elisa Morin, Consultant at IB Consultancy Security Situation Overview Sweden ranks among the world’s twentieth most peaceful countries, according to the Global Peace Index 2019,...

How Slovakia Fought COVID-19

By Dr. Marian Kolenčik, PhD., President of the Management Board, International Security and Emergency Management Institute, Slovakia Photo credit: Ministry of Interior of the Slovak...

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