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Interview with Mr. Ilja Bonsen, Managing Director of IB Consultancy and President of the CBRNe Society

Why did you create the NCT event series held around the world – what is it about the CBRNe-EOD profession that makes it so...

Country Profile Colombia

By Katerina Zejdlova, Analyst, IB Consultancy Security Situation Internal conflict with armed guerillas and anti-personnel landmine use The South American republic of Colombia boasts a picturesque...

CBRNe Training: Interoperability & Multinational Cooperation Across Europe

By Lt. Col. Oliver Toderiska, CBRN Battalion Commander, Armed Forces of Slovakia Just as in the past, CBRNe training still remains a priority for many...

The homicide case of a North Korean: The use of nerve agent VX – Part II

Nurliza Abdullah, Lay See Khoo and Mohd Shah Mahmood - National Institute of Forensic Medicine (NIFM), Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia For Part I of this...

Post Event Report NCT Asia 2019

Kuala Lumpur 22 - 24 October 2019 The 12th edition of NCT Asia successfully took place from October 22nd to 24th 2019 in official partnership...

The Thin Line Between Narcotics & Hazmat Emergencies

By Anna Paternnosto, Vice-President, CBRNe Society In November 2017 a Federal Interagency Working Group coordinated by the White House National Security Council issued the “Fentanyl...

EU Project ‘Bullseye’

Harmonised procedures for first responders after a biological or chemical terrorist attack By Ilse Van Mechelen, Coordinator Bullseye project, National Crisis Center Belgium Recently, the European...

The homicide case of a North Korean: The use of nerve agent VX – Part I

By Nurliza Abdullah, Lay See Khoo and Mohd Shah Mahmood - National Institute of Forensic Medicine (NIFM), Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia A century ago, the...

Interview with George McKerrow

MAC 7 Training Service What is your background and what brought you to the field of CBRNe/EOD? I joined the British Army back in 1984 where...

Evolution or Revolution in WMD Advances: Are We Ready?

By BG (Ret.) William King, Senior Fellow and Executive Advisor Booz Allen Hamilton Inc The mission to counter threats posed by weapons of mass destruction...

Country Profile: The Philippines

By Katerina Zejdlova, Consultant at IB Consultancy Security situation overview In the recent years the security situation in the Philippines has progressively been worsening, as the...

Quick Facts on Novichoks

By Bénédicte Laferrère, Consultant at IB Consultancy Since the Salisbury attack in 2018, the Novichoks, translated as ‘newcomer’ in Russian, became a trendy subject despite...

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