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title: "Preparedness"
description: "CBRNe World provides those tasked with defending against CBRN and IED threats with the essential practical, scientific and political information. Access the current and previous issues of the magazine by registering as a member."
url: "https://cbrneworld.com/component/tags/tag/preparedness"
date: "2026-07-30T21:51:57+00:00"
language: "en-GB"
---
Written on 25 June 2026.
## [DHS S&T Delivers New Guidance to Crack Down on Synthetic Opioid Risks](https://cbrneworld.com/news/dhs-s-t-delivers-new-guidance-to-crack-down-on-synthetic-opioid-risks)
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) [Science and Technology Directorate](https://www.dhs.gov/science-and-technology) (S&T) released the updated ...
Written on 25 March 2026.
## [New UK Pandemic Preparedness Strategy Released](https://cbrneworld.com/news/new-uk-pandemic-preparedness-strategy-released)
The UK Government has today released its long awaited new Pandemic Preparedness Strategy. The new strategy outlines how the UK intends to rebuild readiness for future pandemics through a whole-of-government approach that prioritises the needs of the most vulnerable. ...
Written on 15 January 2026.
## [CBRNe Convergence Knoxville 2026](https://cbrneworld.com/events/cbrne-convergence-knoxville-2026)
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- CBRNe Convergence
- 3 - 5 November, Knoxville, Tennessee
- eDocman Floorplan link: Knoxville 2026 Floorplan
- eDocman Programme link: Knoxville programme 2026
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- Event Start date (\*): 2026-11-03
- New Event End Date: 2026-11-05
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#### CBRNe Convergence.... Where responders, military, and experts prepare for what’s next.
We are heading back to Knoxville, the home of the R in CBRNe, right on the doorstep of Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the Y-12 National Security Complex.
From Written on 20 November 2025.
## [UK tests response to malicious use of hazardous substances](https://cbrneworld.com/news/uk-tests-response-to-malicious-use-of-hazardous-substances)
Orginally published by gov.uk
The UK’s preparedness for a large scale chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or explosive (CBRNE) incident was tested last week through a major national security exercise jointly delivered by Eastern Region Counter Terrorism Policing and the Ministry
...
[](https://cbrneworld.com/news/siga-discusses-the-eradication-of-smallpox-and-emphasizes-the-need-for-the-eu-to-prepare-for-a-changing-world)
Written on 16 May 2025.
## [SIGA discusses the eradication of smallpox and emphasizes the need for the EU to prepare for a changing world](https://cbrneworld.com/news/siga-discusses-the-eradication-of-smallpox-and-emphasizes-the-need-for-the-eu-to-prepare-for-a-changing-world)
SIGA recently published an article in The Parliament magazine talking about how as the EU develops its medical countermeasures and stockpiling strategy, it is vital to include both vaccines and antivirals to quickly respond to future outbreaks. SIGA explores why smallpox still poses a danger
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[](https://cbrneworld.com/news/cisa-resilience-series-graphic-novels)
Written on 05 January 2022.
## [CISA Resilience Series Graphic Novels](https://cbrneworld.com/news/cisa-resilience-series-graphic-novels)
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released a series of grpahic novels about disinformation, with the aim of communicating the dangers and risks associated with [dis- and misinformation](https://www.cisa.gov/mdm) through fictional stories that
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