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We have it on good authority that the FBI’s Weapons of Mass Destruction Directorate (WMDD) is to be dissolved, rolled back into Counter Terrorism (CT), and the positions of assistant director (AD) and deputy assistant director abolished. There is currently no confirmation on the website, and a request to the FBI press office drew the following response: “The FBI is continuing our work to protect…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zMIsLejGAg  Investigative outlet Proekt published a video report looking into the development of chemical weapons and toxins in Russia - The report identified multiple organisations said to be involved in the programme - At least one of these organisations was found to conduct human testing on "volunteers" from the military - All organisations proved to be int…

Chemical, biological and radiological (CBR) substances can pose a significant risk to public health, especially in confined spaces which concentrate vapours and spills. Robots, however, allow the human operators to manage any contamination but remain at a safe distance away from any harmful substances. In a ‘real life’ scenario played out in an empty shopping unit, the Defence Science and Techno…

State-owned Russian news channel Rossiya 24 took a rare look on 7 April inside Russia's production of vaccines, including the Health Ministry's Gamaleya National Centre for Epidemiology and Microbiology (NITsEM) and its work against infectious viruses. The 15-minute special report titled "Immunity Code - how Russia develops modern vaccines", presented by correspondent Alexei Fyodorov, opened wit…

Commander Patrick Allen Becker, US Navy (Ret.), of Lorton, VA, was born in Homestead, Florida in 1971 and moved to the Dallas, Texas area in 1973. He graduated from Texas A&M in 1993 with a degree in physics and married his true love and high school sweetheart, Kathryn Ward, a week later. Patrick was selected for the US Navy Nuclear Officer Program in 1991, and earned his commission in 199…

Originally published by https://www.vademec.ru/ The Russian government has ordered Rospotrebnadzor to allocate 409.1 million rubles from the federal budget in 2026 for two capital construction projects that will, among other things, study dangerous infections. The funding will be provided under the federal project "The Country's Sanitary Shield – Health Safety (Prevention, Detection, Response),"…

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. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pandemic-preparedness-strategy-building-our-capabilities   

DuPont today announced the launch of the Tyvek® APX™ 400 protective coverall, the first in a new generation of extremely breathable disposable chemical protection garments. Manufactured using DuPont™ Tyvek® APX™ groundbreaking fabric, the new garment combines 360° protection and durability with extreme breathability, taking worker comfort and safety to a whole new level.   Comfort as a science…

Originally published by City of Charlotte. It doesn’t look all that different at first glance. Bright red. Clean lines. Another specialized vehicle in a fleet built to handle anything.  But inside Charlotte Fire’s HM-FS 34, the difference is immediate.  This is not just a truck. It is a controlled environment. A mobile laboratory. A place where unknown hazards are no longer mysteries left to t…

BRINC, America’s leading developer and manufacturer of public safety drones, today announced the release of Guardian, the most capable 911 response drone ever. Beyond its cutting-edge camera and advanced autonomy, Guardian is the world’s first Starlink-connected drone, representing not just a major advancement in emergency response, but a huge step for the American drone industry as a whole. Whe…

Milrem Robotics, the world’s leading developer of robotics and autonomous systems, and Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ), Poland’s largest defence industry group, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore potential areas of collaboration and bolster strategic defence relations between Estonia, Poland, and Central & Eastern Europe. Under the agreement, Milrem Robotics and PGZ wi…

Orginally published in The Guardian A German tourist’s attempt to pursue $100,000 in damages from a New York City taqueria whose salsa he found to be too spicy has failed after a federal judge dismissed the lawsuit. In a complaint filed in October 2024, German national Faycal Manz said he was visiting New York City two months earlier when he stopped at the Times Square location of Los Tacos No 1…

As reported in Defcros News, the French CBRN giant, KNDS, has landed some PPE and decon contracts. The first of these is that DGA has finalized the procurement of the prototypes of the TGM48 gas mask (subscribers to the Directory can find more information on it here - https://cbrneworld.com/directory/products/respirators/frgm48) On the decon front they had wins for two models, the ESSENTIAL DECON…