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Russian invasion: Chernobyl 2:0?
The Chernobyl nuclear power plant (NPP) - the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster –was occupied by Russian forces on the first day of their invasion of Ukraine. The Zaporizhzhia NPP – Europe’s largest NPP – was taken on 4 March. The continuing war poses the...
CBNW meets Prof Dr Levent Kenar, Chief of the CBRN Department, University of Health Sciences, Ankara, Turkey
CBNW: Thank you for agreeing to talk to CBNW online. May I begin by asking you to kindly introduce yourself and briefly explain your role in CBRN protection in Turkey?I am a physician with a doctoral degree in CBRN defence. I have been working for 24 years in the CBRN...
Securing the saviours
Col Ram Athavale reviews hospital preparedness for CBRN incidents An incident involving the accidental or intentional release of CBR material and other high-consequence biological events can lead to many deaths or serious illnesses and injuries. Hospitals would have...
It’s time for new decon
Kevin Cresswell presents a new method of effective and rapid decontamination. In any military environment, decontamination capability is required to restore the combat effectiveness of equipment and personnel as rapidly as possible. Throughout history, there are many...
PBAs: expanding detection
Proengin introduces a new CBRN protection system to cope with opioids. Opioid threats are rising for civilian and CBRNe specialist teams. Hazmat, firefighter, EMS and law enforcement teams playing a crucial role on the front line are facing an increase of potential...
Stay SAFE
Interview: David Oliver speaks to Andrea D’Angelo, President of SAFE. CBNW: Can you provide a history of SAFE and how it became involved countering CBRN risks? AD: SAFE (Security and Freedom for Europe) is a not-for-profit Foundation aiming at promoting high-impact...
COVID-19: He who hesitates is lost
Col (Ret) Zygmunt F. Dembek reviews Covid-19 vaccination hesitancy and progress in the US military. In Risk: A User’s Guide by Stanley McChrystal, the retired US Army general outlines the global failures in combating Covid-19 and apportions considerable blame on US...
Equipping the responders
Hazmat Focus: John Zour asks if operations-trained responders are underequipped and underutilised. Incidents involving hazardous (hazmat) and CBR materials come in all shapes and sizes. First responders worldwide are responding to acid attacks, lithium-ion battery...
Covid-19: vital military support
David Oliver describes how armed forces in several countries have given invaluable assistance to civil authorities during the pandemic For the past two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, military forces in Europe, Russia, and the Far East have been supporting civil...
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Russian invasion: Chernobyl 2:0?
The Chernobyl nuclear power plant (NPP) - the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster –was occupied by Russian forces on the first day of their invasion of Ukraine. The Zaporizhzhia NPP – Europe’s largest NPP – was taken on 4 March. The continuing war poses the...

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A global response to the increasing number of humanitarian and environmental crises. The world is facing an increasing number of crises affecting people and the environment, due to conflicts, climate change and industrial disasters. Examples are multiplying. Let us...
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Allen-Vanguard Consortium delivers Explosive Threat Reduction Training to Somalia National Security Forces
Allen-Vanguard, a global leader in providing customized solutions for defeating Radio Frequency based terrorist and extremist threats, has delivered Explosive Threat Reduction Team (ETRT) training courses to Somalia security forces personnel. The innovative courses...
Kromek to exhibit for the first time at DPRTE, Farnborough, 5th May 2022
Kromek, the County Durham-based radiation detection specialists, will be exhibiting for the first time at DPRTE, the UK’s leading defence procurement supply chain event, held at Farnborough’s International Exhibition Centre on 5th May 2022. (STAND NUMBER 116B) Kromek,...
Kromek demonstrates its radiation and biological detectors to HRH The Prince of Wales as he opens new production facility and receives a personalised D3S Radiation Detector
Kromek, the County Durham-based developer of radiological and biological detectors, welcomed HRH The Prince of Wales to its Sedgefield headquarters on Tuesday 5th April 2022 where he opened the Brinkman CZT Growth Facility. Consisting of 154 new furnaces this is the...