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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...

FORMATEX 23: Conference on Natech Risk Management

By Dr. Hannes Kern, Principal Consultant, IRIS, Austria. Natural hazards are generally not in the main focus of the CBRNE community. Nevertheless, the still growing...

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,...

Controlling Novichok Nerve Agents after the Skripal and Navalny Incidents

By Dr. Stefano Costanzi, Professor of Chemistry, American University, USA and Dr. Gregory D. Koblentz, Director of Biodefense Graduate Programs, George Mason University, USA. Since...

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,...

Supporting Access to Critical Medical Countermeasures

The Joint Product Manager for CBRN Medical National Stock Number Sponsorship By Ms. Melissa Myers, JPM CBRN Medical Strategic Communications, USA As recent pandemics have shown,...

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,...

The Evolution of Public Warning in the United States

How the IPAWS Continues to Evolve Alert and Warning Capability By Mr. Antwane Johnson, Division Director and Program Manager, FEMA IPAWS, USA Over the last seventy...

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