CBRN

Civilians in Hazmat incidents

By Dave Mendez, Sheriff Deputy, King County, USA As the King County Law Enforcement representative (Emergency Support Function 13), the County that the City of Seattle...

Looking back at NCT APAC 2022

By NCT Team NCT APAC 2022 celebrated its 13th edition with an outstanding event held in Seoul, Republic of Korea, hosted at the Novotel Ambassador...

National Strategy and Action Plan Against CBRN Threats

By Prof. Otakar Jiří Mika, Associate Professor, Police Academy Prague, Faculty of Security Management and Department of Crisis Management, Czech Republic. A discussion on the...

Country Overview: Peru

By Ms. Elena Formicone, Analyst, IB Consultancy, Netherlands. Security Overview Despite its domestic political instability Peru managed to establish itself before the breakout of Covid-19 pandemic...

HazMat/CBRNE from a civil perspective

By SA James Peaco, Weapons of Mass Destruction Coordinator at FBI, USA. In today’s world civilian authorities, such as police, fire, public health, and emergency...

Generational Curse: Implications of 4th Generation Chemical Weapons

By Mr. Frank Rando, CBRNE Protective & Biomedical Countermeasures subject matter expert, University of Arizona and Ms. Dee Ruelas, Clinical Specialist in COVID-19 testing...

Planning and Decision Framework: Large-Scale Chemical Incident Consequence Management

By Mr. Joselito Ignacio, Acting Director and Public Health Advisor Chemical, Biological, Radiological/Nuclear Office, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), USA Large-scale chemical incidents present unique...

The Story and Functioning of Nerve Agents

By Mr. Bert Arissen, Chemistry Teacher in Secondary Education and Nuclear Radiation Expert, Hogeschool Utrecht, Netherlands Organophosphorus-based chemical warfare agents (OP CWAs) are among the...

Novichok Terrorism: Prospect or Fever Dream

By Mr. Markus Binder, Senior Researcher, National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START), USA. There has been an explosion of...

Looking back at NCT PRO Challenge Europe 2022

By NCT Team NCT PRO Challenge Europe 2022 took place in Zagreb, Croatia on 3-7 October 2022. Teams from Special Intervention Units (SIUs) from the...

Country Overview: Croatia

By Ms. Elena Formicone, Analyst, IB Consultancy, Netherlands Security Overview The Republic of Croatia is a parliamentary democracy, based on the principles of welfare state, freedom,...

Integrated Early CBRN Warning

Interview at Aberdeen Proving Ground With Mr. Andrew Murphy, Joint Product Lead for CBRN Integrated Early Warning, JPEO-CBRND, USA. On the sidelines of NCT USA 2022,...

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