By Maarten S. Nieuwenhuizen, Stephanie E. Meulenbelt published on 6/7/2018 This paper discusses non-State actors’ motivation and capacity to develop and use chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear (CBRN) improvised weapons in attacks, as well as the possible consequences of such use. Six types of groups have been identified as potential CBRN weapons users that may […]

Written by Steven Pike on 06 Aug 2018 The disturbing events in Amesbury, UK in which two members of the general public were exposed to the nerve agent Novichok, have once again brought into sharp focus the silent yet deadly threat of chemical warfare agents. In this blog post we provide a summary of the key […]

By Dr Gregor Malich, Robin Coupland, Steve Donnelly, Dr Johnny Nehme published on 5/7/2016 Mounting an effective international humanitarian response to a chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear (CBRN) event, especially if the response is undertaken on an ad hoc basis, would be extremely difficult and would pose many risks to the responders. The International Committee […]

By Portal Team published on 5/6/2018 Introduction Microorganisms are present in our daily life. While most of the time they cause minimal to no harm, they also have the potential of becoming pathogenic; triggering diseases that eventually lead to outbreaks. Critical questions in the epidemiological field are when, where, and why new microorganisms are going […]

By Robert Herriman on 7/6/2018 French health officials are reporting 368 additional dengue fever cases during the most recent week, bringing the outbreak total on the island of Reunion to 4292 laboratory confirmed or probable cases since the beginning of the year. Eighty-two people required hospitalization and 10 people were diagnosed with severe dengue. The average age […]

By Sian Powell published on 12/4/2018 A top-secret security operation to send spent radioactive fuel rods from Australia’s nuclear reactor to France for reprocessing is planned for the coming months. Potentially involving hundreds of state and federal police, the details of the transport operation will remain confidential until after the shipment arrives at La Hague, […]

By Steven Pike published on 27/4/2018 The environmental impact of incidents involving Chemical Warfare Agents (CWAs) can be long-lasting and requires meticulous and expert decontamination by chemical operations specialists. The clean-up process also takes considerable time, as has been evidenced in the case of the Novichok nerve agent attack in Salisbury, UK in March 2018. […]

By Louise Porter published on April 2018 The incident and emergency market is expected to grow significantly in the coming years. Major factors driving the growth of the market is increasing threat levels such as terrorist attacks and government spending to deal with such threats. In addition, enhanced simulation, social media along with multi-jurisdictional training […]

By Mauro Lubrano published on 4/2/2018 Emergent technologies are likely to have major implications with regards to chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) terrorism. While the CBRN overall threat level is still low, developments in technology could leverage its impact in the future. Concerns about CBRN terrorism are not a novelty, and starting from the […]