As demining teams carry out lifesaving and dangerous work ridding several countries of the deadly legacy of landmines and other unexploded ordnance (UXO) laid in successive wars, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has become the latest theatre where this menace has already...

Monkeypox is a viral zoonotic disease, first identified in colonies of monkeys in 1958 and then in humans in 1970. It can be spread from animal to human and between animals. Commonly found in Central and North Africa in rainforest areas, it spreads through physical...

Yves Kovalevsky of NBC-Sys explains the company’s major role in the French CBRN defence industry to build the nation’s resilience. In 2017 the General Secretariat for Defence and National Security (SGDSN) stated that "the chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear...

Prof. Jackie Akhavan describes what happened when a bomb exploded in a taxi outside Liverpool Women’s Hospital and explains what the explosion tells us about the device. The explosion outside Liverpool Women's Hospital shortly before 11 a.m. on 14 November 2021,...

Pauline Gareau explains how antidotes and other medical countermeasures are essential to respond speedily to public health emergencies. Whether a terrorist threat, industrial accident or battle zone attack - chemical, biological and nuclear risks are present and real....

Eric Gomez reviews the implications of China’s growing nuclear arsenal. The nuclear aspect of US-China superpower competition is garnering increased attention. China’s longstanding nuclear modernisation effort leapt into the headlines in 2021 with the discovery of...

CNBW Deputy Editor David Oliver analyses Russia’s NBC training and preparation prior to the invasion of Ukraine. Four days after Russia invaded Ukraine, US officials said that Russian President Putin could employ chemical or biological weapons against Ukrainian forces...