CBRN

Civil Defense for Radiological Threats

Are We Ready? By Dr. Mary Sproull, Research scientist, National Cancer Institute - National Institutes of Health, USA. Since the events of 9/11, we have come...

The wrongdoings in Zaporizhzhia

…and no, it is not what you are thinking By Mr. Luca Romano, Founder and Mr. Fulvio Buzzi, Vice-admin, L'Avvocato dell'Atomo, Italy. Luca Romano and Fulvio...

A Short History of the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense

By COL Paul Kassebaum, Commander, U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense (MRICD), and Dr. James Dillman, Chief Science Officer, MRICD, USA. The U.S....

The functioning of the EU CBRN stockpiling system

Interview with Dr. Antonella Cavallo, rescEU CBRN Lead at EU Commission DG ECHO, the European Commission's Department for Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations Dr....

The Future of Medical Countermeasure Autoinjectors

By Aktiv Pharma Group. Automatic self-injection devices used for administering first-line treatments for nerve agent poisoning and other life-threatening conditions are about to become a...

Protecting Populations: Public Health Preparedness and Response to Terrorist Events

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

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...

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