CBRN

Revolutionizing Biological Threat Detection: The pBDi BioDetector 

By AIRSENSE Analytics AIRSENSE Analytics introduces the pBDi BioDetector, a portable instrument that can detect toxins, bacteria and viruses on-site in only 20-25 minutes. In a...

Protecting Europe from the Next Health Threats 

By Laurent Muschel With the COVID-19 pandemic officially declared over, health emergencies could once again seem like a minor worry for EU defense. Yet as...

Denmark: CBRNe Foundations, Exercises, and Incidents 

By Alessia Nobile Defense and Security Analyst at NCT Consultants Alessia Nobile discusses Denmark’s CBRNe preparedness, international cooperation, and the country’s COVID-19 mink crisis. As the...

The Not-So-Friendly Atom: An Overview of Radiological and Nuclear Consequence Management 

By Frank G. Rando Since the discovery of radium by Marie Curie and her husband Pierre, there has been a mystique and fears surrounding nuclear...

The State Border Guard Service of Ukraine: Counteracting CBRN Threats in the Face of Russian Aggression 

By Colonel Roman Yuriev Colonel Roman Yuriev discusses the work of the Ukrainian State Border Guard Service in protecting the country against emerging CBRN threats...

CBRN Threat Detection in Naval Warfare

By Arto Penttinen Arto Penttinen discusses the importance of naval CBRN threat detection and introduces Bertin Environics’ new X-System CBRN monitoring solution. Threats related to chemical,...

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...

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....

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...

MIRA and IBEX: Out of the Lab and into the Unknown

Securing dangerous sites is the ultimate goal in any sensitive site exploitation (SSE) directive. SSE missions include three main components: enter the site, assess the environment, and collect and identify materials, writes Metrohm.

908 Devices Launches Remote and Continuous Area Monitoring for Aerosol and Vapor Detection

The Boston-based chemical and biochemical analytics company 908 Devices has announced the launch of MX908 Beacon, a unique remote area monitoring system that can...

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