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Innovative Virtual Methods to Continue Cooperating on Key Nuclear Security Issues during the COVID-19 Global Pandemic

By Ms. Alexandra Meehan, Foreign Specialist at the U.S. Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration By March 2020, all international travel was effectively halted...

Nuclear Security in the Czech Republic – The Role of the Fire Rescue Service

By Cpt. Ing. Michal Setnička, P.h.D, Fire Rescue Service of the Czech Republic The leading authority for radiological and nuclear materials in the Czech Republic...

How Could the Current Nuclear Non-proliferation Regime Be Improved?

By Mr. Nicolò Brugnera, Analyst at IB Consultancy Introduction Since 1945 the world came to appreciate the destructive power of nuclear weapons. The uncontrolled proliferation of...

Radiological and Nuclear Defense – Not Just a Cold War Problem

By BG (Ret.) William King and COL (Ret.) Ron Fizer The WMD National Security threats and consequences such as those posed by nuclear or radiological...

Enhancing New Paradigms in Nuclear Security

By Prof. Natividad Carpintero-Santamaría, General Secretary of the Instituto de Fusión Nuclear "Guillermo Velarde" Nuclear security is paramount for global security, and assessing its threats...

Country Profile: Israel

By Mr. Bar Arbiv, Analyst, IB Consultancy Security Situation Overview Located in the challenging geopolitical region of the Middle East, Israel is considered one of...

Maintaining the Balance Between Development and Nuclear Security

By Ms. Ingrid Kirsten, Senior Research Associate at the Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Introduction When talking about enhancing nuclear security, we must consider the...

Looking Back at NCT Virtual Hub June

Pandemic Response and Preparedness NCT Virtual Hub - June "Pandemic Response and Preparedness" took place on Tuesday 1 June 2021. Our second virtual mini event,...

Nuclear Security: The Challenges of Physical Protection Systems

By Mr. Benjamin Hautecouverture, Senior Research Fellow at the Fondation Pour la Recherche Stratégique Physical protection systems (PPS) for nuclear materials and equipment are at...

It’s…complicated: Some thoughts about nuclear terrorism

Editorial by Dr. Andrew Karam I was in the US Navy from 1981-1989. The world was a fairly simple place – we knew that a...

JPEO-CBRND, JPM CBRN Medical Leads DOD Ebola Outbreak Response Efforts

By Melissa Myers, JPM CBRN Medical Strategic Communications Disclaimer: Included references to commercial products does not constitute endorsement by the U.S. Department of Defense or...

Looking back at NCT Virtual Hub

Novichoks and Pharmaceutical Based Agents NCT Virtual Hub - May “Novichoks and Pharmaceutical Based Agents (PBAs)” took place on Tuesday, 4 May 2021. Our very...

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