Experts call for action on chemical and biological security governance after the pandemic
A new report by six leading experts warns that the international treaties intended to protect the world against the threats of chemical and biological weapons, are in urgent need of strengthening.
The Maneuver Support Center of Excellence (MSCoE) Homeland Defense Civil Support Office (HDCSO) is seeking dry (waterless/limited water) decontamination technology capabilities from industry and government sources.
Bertin tests a new generation of chemical detection systems
Late 2020, Bertin Instruments’ teams went to Brno, in Czech Republic, to visit the accredited test center Vojenský výzkumný ústav (Military Research Institute) in order to evaluate the performances of newly-developed equipment for chemical gas detection.
From:Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, Home Office, and Ministry of Defence
Dstl, the science inside UK defence and security, has developed a prototype robot so that humans and machines can now share the burden of detecting and report dangerous chemicals over large areas.