20th CBRNE Command demonstrated its readiness, agility and adaptability during Exercise Atropian Phoenix.

20th CBRNE Command are integrating into decisive action training rotations at the U.S. Army combat training centers. Effectively this means being able to demonstrated the task force's ability to respond to CBRNE hazards in support of combat operations.

We don't have an 'Ain't it cool' section, but if we did it would feature NTI's new tool to view the entire threat reduction budget from 1992 to the present or search by program, goal or government department over a custom date range

UK RTO, DSTL, announced that they were trialling a new commercial framework to help suppliers bid for contracts.

Arktis deploy their Modes_SNM at ports and borders.

Hotzone Solutions successfully completed Biological Live Agent Pilot Course

Hotzone Technologies, the trading and commercial arm of Hotzone Solutions Group, and Y-Max, Inc. signed an agreement for the distribution of Hotzone Solutions’ chemical warfare simulation agents and its associated decontamination-training products.

At the request of the Saudi Arabian National Authority for the Chemical and Biological Weapons Conventions, diplomats from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia received a one-week training course in The Hague

Russian security services foiled a conventional attack on their Kirov storage facility

Bits and pieces that caught my eye

Some nice bits in the regular email blast from the National Library of Medicine...

The Defence Equipment & Support. , Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear Delivery Team (CBRN DT) will be hosting an Industry Day to present recent developments in the UK CBRN Equipment Capability

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The EPA’s CBRN Consequence Management Advisory Team, the second Partner Organisation supporting CBRNe Convergence, will be bringing their ASPECT aircraft to...

The Authority has a requirement to provide a replacement for its gamma radiation monitoring capability, fitted in the Manoeuvring Room on board its nuclear powered submarines, plus 10 years support and maintenance. A gamma radiation detection capability and incorporated alarm is required that

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The U.S. Army Materiel Systems Analysis Activity (USAMSSA), in conjunction with the Joint Requirements Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Defense (JRO-CBRND), is seeking information on products, technologies, and approaches that support the mass casualty/patient...

(CNN) -- Some 35 people -- including 10 first responders -- died in a massive explosion Wednesday night at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas, Mayor Tommy Muska said, according to USA Today.

BioFire Diagnostics, Inc. today announced that it has signed a competitive prototyping contract with the Department of the Army

Registration is now open for the George Mason University Summer Program in International Security

ORTEC® Wins Contract to Provide High-Purity Germanium Spectroscopic Portal Monitors at Abu Dhabi’s New Port of Khalifa

Bruker DE-tector passes the enhanced ASTM trace explosive detection standard .

HazMasterG3 has reinvented the CBRNE decision support system.

WATFORD, UK -- Smiths Detection today announced an £18.5m bio-consumables contract with the UK MoD to support its fleet of Integrated Biological Detection Systems.

Provider of mission critical solutions for military personnel and first responders enhances footprint in the Hazmat training arena.

Argon has won its first major order from India, comprising a comprehensive suite of chemical detector simulators.

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According to local news sources, the Iranian nuclear plant at Fordow has experienced a large, underground explosion which is currently trapping up to 240 staff underground.

\"2012 was a year in which global problems pressed forward, but too many of its citizens stood back.\"

The National Library of Medicine (NLM), Division of Specialized Information Services (SIS), has...

More than 240 Soldiers from the 2nd Chem. Bn. joined hundreds of...

Syria is an interesting beast for the CBRN community. It one of the most present threats of CBRN use in the news media - and in the midst of this strife, like all wars, there is the danger of profiteering and incompetence.

Based on the successful design of Scott Safety’s General Service Respirator (GSR) for the military.

Government Of Canada invests in improved chemical detector training for the...

FLIR’s Fido® X3 passes the enhanced ASTM trace explosive detection standard with flying colours

Praise is prone to falling wide of its mark, and jokes are prone to fail... Just ask Laurent Ruquier.

A summary, by Robert Walk of the latest offering from the American Joint Staff: Joint Publication 3-41 Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Consequence

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Chemring Detection Systems (\"CDS\") a Chemring Group (\"Chemring\") company, announced a $49M contract award to supply biological detection systems to the US Army and US Navy. The award was made by the Edgewood Contracting Division of the Aberdeen

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Jim Murphy MP, UK Shadow Defence Secretary, stresses that CBRN should remain a priority both in the UK and abroad here

A U.S. Army engineer is bringing the expertise of America’s military scientific community to ensure America’s allies are safe from chemical and biological agents.

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Col. Phil Visser has relinquished command of the school to his deputy and said “farewell” to the community.

*Command Sgt. Maj. David Puig (left) presents the swagger stick to Staff Sgt. Christopher Thompson during the 2012 EOD Team of the Year competition awards ceremony on Aug 17th.

Catch up on all the recent CBRN and CBRNE news from 20th Support Command

The delivery is designed to provide a comprehensive CBRN exercise capability

Partnership with Mirion gives full range of radiation detection technologies

09:29 - Agni II, developed by the DRDO, underwent successful testing today off the coast of Odisha

Supplied by UK manufacturer Argon Electronics, the new systems include both instrumentation and simulation software.

Following the AJCT dialogue in Cebu, the Philippines, from 24-26 July, 2012

Argon Electronics, a world leader in the development and manufacture of hazardous material detector simulators, has been accredited to Environmental Management System Standard ISO 14001:2004.

The sensor is intended to uncover possible efforts to smuggle dangerous nuclear materials into the Southeast Asian country.

The ARDIMS identifies areas of interest and takes radiological sensor readings for teams on the ground.

JTF-CS is the only standing chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear response joint task force in the U.S.