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Ukraine: the menace of unexploded ordnance
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: another re-emerging infectious disease
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...
Reinforcing resilience
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...
Ukraine: Preparing for Putin’s CBRN
As the war in Ukraine continued through spring following the Russian invasion, for the first time since World War II the use of CBRN weapons in Europe came closer to terrifying reality. David Oliver assesses Russia’s ongoing CBRN threats to Ukraine. Russia’s BW...
IED attack: The Liverpool bombing
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,...
INTERVIEW: Intensive trajectory
CBNW meets Joaquín Baumela, CEO of Spanish company Ibatech Tecnologia. Ibatech Technology was founded in 2009 when a team of experts with over ten years’ CBRN experience decided to set up a company focusing specifically on CBRN defence, operating not only in Spain but...
Saving lives – the next time
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....
China: lean and effective
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...
Russia: upping the ante on NBC
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...
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Ukraine: Preparing for Putin’s CBRN
As the war in Ukraine continued through spring following the Russian invasion, for the first time since World War II the use of CBRN weapons in Europe came closer to terrifying reality. David Oliver assesses Russia’s ongoing CBRN threats to Ukraine. Russia’s BW...

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Argon releases major upgrade to Mirion ADM300A V1b Simulator
Argon Electronics (UK) Ltd. has released a major upgrade to its Mirion ADM300A V1b training simulator that provides a significant and welcome improvement to the simulated Gamma and Beta Gamma simulation performance of the training system. The upgrade implements...
OPEC CBRNe announce appointment of new General Manager
24 June 2022: Twenty-year Defence veteran, Geoff Rowland, is the newly appointed General Manager of UK based OPEC CBRNe. Geoff will arrive in the UK in August to take over the reins. “With current world events continuing to shape nations and communities, OPEC CBRNe...