By Andy Oppenheimer
The threat of IEDs implanted and detonated by terrorist groups had appeared to have declined slightly since 2018. That said, some reporting may have been overshadowed by Russia’s ongoing full-scale invasion of Ukraine and...
By Patrick Norén
CBNW Magazine Editor Patrick Norén discusses landmine and ERW contamination in the mountainous Central Asian republic of Tajikistan.
A decade of instability following independence from the Soviet Union has left the Central Asian republic of...
By Fritz Pfeiffer
Researcher at the Büro für Umweltgeologie & Sicherheitsforschung in Germany Fritz Pfeiffer discusses results from recent IED trials with simulants and the...
By Indra Australia
Indra delivers two deployable forensic laboratories for the analysis of improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
Improvised explosive devices (IEDs) are the major source of...
By Andy Oppenheimer
With Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine extending well into its second year, Andy Oppenheimer reviews the deployment of weapons on the edge...
By Andy Oppenheimer
While attacks using IEDs (improvised explosive devices) have declined in the past year, they remain a weapon of choice for violent Jihadist...
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...
By Zvonko Orehovec
Colonel (Ret.) Zvonko Orehovec, Chief Technical Expert at DOK-ING, talks about remotely controlled, unmanned ground-based vehicles (UGVs) that can be used in...
By Brig. Gen. Basant K Ponwar, Inspector General of Chhattisgarh Police and Director Counter Terrorism & Jungle Warfare College, Kanker, India
In the 19th century Alfred Nobel...
Dr. Kirk Yeager warns us of possible CBRNe terrorist attacks using explosives.
Ever since the discovery of high explosives, bombers have subverted these materials to lash...
By Ms. Karine Shamiryan, Head of International Affairs, Center for Humanitarian Demining and Expertise, Armenia.
Many countries and states of the world face the long-lasting...
By Mr. Bojan Glamočlija, Director of the Serbian Mine Action Center, Serbia.
The beginnings of the SMAC
The Serbian Mine Action Center (SMAC) was established in...
By Mr. William Morse, President of the Landmine Relief Fund and International Project Manager for CSHD, USA
How it all started
I have been working in...