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OPCW News December 2023

OPCW Director-General meets Türkiye’s Director General for International Security Affairs Officials discuss OPCW’s critical role in upholding the global chemical weapons ban amidst a challenging...

IEDs: Live Agent and Delivery System Developments

By Fritz Pfeiffer Researcher at the Büro für Umweltgeologie & Sicherheitsforschung in Germany Fritz Pfeiffer discusses results from recent IED trials with simulants and the...

NCT PRO Challenge APAC Takes Place in Hua Hin, Thailand

The Asia-Pacific region (APAC) contains some of the world's most industrialized and rapidly industrializing countries, and is home to approximately 60% of the global...

America’s New Nukes: Plutonium Pits at Los Alamos  

By Andy Oppenheimer "Eight decades after its inception, Los Alamos National Laboratory is being regenerated for its prime role in modernizing the U.S. nuclear warheads...

Team Profile: Lisbon Fire Brigade HazMat Response

By Celso Baía Dating back 628 years to the XIV century, the Regimento de Sapadores Bombeiros (RSBL) is Lisbon’s full-time professional fire brigade. It is...

India’s Nuclear Doctrine: Call for Revision

By Colonel H R Naidu Gade With two adversarial nuclear-armed powers as neighbors, India may be about to revise its nuclear doctrine according to retired...

Day of Remembrance for All Victims of Chemical Warfare Marked at CSP28

The 28th Conference of the States Parties of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CSP28) has held a minute's silence in a ceremony of remembrance for...

Prosecuting Crimes: Strengthening the Weakest Links in CBRN Safety and Security 

By Talgat Toleubayev UNICRI's Regional Coordinator for South East and Eastern Europe, Talgat Toleubayev, discusses current challenges in prosecuting CBRN crimes and introduces the Prosecutor's...

No Sanctions for Russian Nuclear Exports: Russian Dolls and Chinese Whispers 

By Dr. Paul Dorfman Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine all its energy exports have been sanctioned – bar nuclear. Dr. Paul Dorfman discusses the operation...

Fourth Bison Counter International C-IED Exercise Ends

By Mohamed Saho The Bison Counter 23 International Counter-Improvised Explosive Devices (C-IED) exercise ended on Friday, November 24. Having been conducted in the Spanish cities...

Desafíos Post Pandemia: Actividades de Desminado y QBRN en el Ejército Nacional, Uruguay 

De Cnel. (Mag.) Robert F. Gomez Sin dudas que los años 2020 y 2021 serán recordados de forma disímil en relación a años anteriores debido...

India: Reforming CBRN Disaster Management Preparedness 

By Colonel H R Naidu Gade With a history of serious chemical accidents and a population vulnerable to biological disasters, India has in the past...

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