10 drums containing uranium ore have disappeared.
VIENNA, March 15 (Reuters) - U.N. nuclear watchdog inspectors have found that roughly 2.5 tons of natural uranium have gone missing from a Libyan site that is not under government control, the watchdog told member states in a statement on Wednesday seen by...
February 21, 2023 – Liberty Defense Holdings Ltd. a leading technology provider of AI-based next generation detection solutions for concealed weapons and threats, is pleased to announce it has received a Letter of Intent from the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) to acquire the HEXWAVE™ for use at Toronto Pearson International...
Update: The capsule has now been found on the Highway near the town of Newman, and will be taken to a secure facility in Perth.
Mining giant Rio Tinto is working with authorities to try to find a radioactive capsule that went missing in Western Australia this month.
Rio Tinto...
Pascale Ferrier, of Quebec, has plead guilty to sending a threatening letter containing ricin to Donald Trump at the White House when he was president.
The letter, which directed Trump to “give up and remove your application for this election”, was intercepted at a mail sorting facility in September...
MediciNova, Inc.,has announced a modification to its contract with the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), a part of the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, to repurpose MN-166 (ibudilast) as a potential medical countermeasure (MCM) against chlorine gas-induced lung damage such as acute...
The Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Chemical and Biological Defense named top performers for 2022 during its second annual awards ceremony at the Pentagon on Feb. 2. Leanne A. Chacon, of the Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense , was named recipient...
Originally published in Police Professional
Following the Manchester Arena attack in 2017, the Government committed to enhancing its capabilities to detect terrorist activity including that which involves the use of bomb-making materials, also known as ‘explosives precursors’.
New measures will come into force under the Poisons Act 1972 on October...
Press release from the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists.
“Unprecedented Danger”: Russia-Ukraine War Pushes Iconic Doomsday Clock Closest to Midnight Ever in its History.
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Also Cite Bio-Threats, Nuclear Proliferation, Climate Crisis, State-Sponsored Disinformation and Disruptive Technology.
The launch of the LCD 4 – a body worn toxic chemical detector – alongside a first of its kind extension – XID – brings enhanced versatility to the detector, allowing it to identify traces of super toxic chemical agents, narcotics and explosives – including fentanyl and novichok
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Reuters reported that the RescEU element of the European Commission (see interview with Dr Cavallo in CBRNe World 2022-01) had provided Finland with 242 million euros ($262 million) to set up for the first time a reserve against chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats for use by all member states. The reserve will...
What do Levi Stadium, Alcatraz Island, BART, Ring Central Stadium and Santa Clara University have in common? They are all hosting an exercise called BAYEX 2023. California National Guard's Hayward-based 95th WMD Civil Support Team has partnered with federal, state, and local agencies including the FBI, NCRIC, USCG Pac Strike...
Oringinally published by Robert Mendick in the Telegraph.
A businessman has been arrested on suspicion of terrorism over an alleged attempt to import radioactive uranium into the UK.
The British citizen was detained by counter-terrorism police after the discovery of traces of uranium at Heathrow Airport just after Christmas, in a...
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