CBRN

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...

Interview with LTC Edoardo Cavalieri d’Oro

Head of CBRN Unit, Fire Department City of Milano, Italy Can you first describe your role and the organization you work for? I work for...

The EOD-CBRN Unit of the Spanish National Police

By Police Inspector José Manuel Navas Garcia, Chief, EOD-CBRN (TEDAX) Unit, Spanish National Police Background The origins of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Unit (Técnicos Especialistas...

Possible impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on CBRN Defence organisation in Europe

By COL. Henry Neumann, Former Commander, Bundeswehr CBRN Defence Command Much has been written about the COVID-19 pandemic to date: political assessments, medical appraisals, scientific...

The First NCT Webinar: COVID-19, Stories from the Frontline

By Elisa Morin, Consultant, IB Consultancy The CBRNe Society and IB Consultancy hosted their first NCT Talks on May 13th, gathering panelists from all over...

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