Finnish Defence Forces request for participation application – EOD/IEDD, CBRN robots

The Finnish Defence Forces asks requests for participation requests related to the procurement of robots. The purpose of this procurement is to equip a part of Finnish Defence Forces EOD- and IEDD-teams with two different size robots. Robots will be Read More …

AFRICA SHIELD 2025: Strengthening Counterproliferation Efforts Across Africa

From August 4-6, 2025, DTRA’s International Counterproliferation Program (ICP), in partnership with the EU CBRN CoE and UNICRI, hosted the AFRICA SHIELD 2025 Regional Counterproliferation Workshop in Rabat, Morocco. This inaugural workshop brought together nearly 100 participants from across the Read More …

Kentucky: Blue Grass Army Depot chemical weapons plant to be demolished next summer

A safer era for Madison County and the region is just three months away, according to the governor’s top man for overseeing the destruction of chemical weapons previously stored at the Blue Grass Army Depot. Craig Williams, a Berea resident Read More …

UK: Radioactive water ‘leaked into loch’ from nuclear base

Radioactive water from a Royal Navy nuclear weapons base leaked into a loch after old pipes repeatedly burst, according to official files. The Guardian, external and The Ferret, external found the material was released into Loch Long, Argyll and Bute, Read More …

Going Far, Together: U.S. and UK Collaboration Promotes CBRN Deterrence

Last month, JPEO-CBRND hosted CBRN defense experts from across the U.S. Department of Defense and UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) for the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) Science, Technology, and Acquisition Forum (C-STAF). This annual bilateral meeting fosters collaboration Read More …

EDU turns 50: Celebrating the past and high-tech future of the BC RCMP’s Explosives Disposal Unit

2025 marks a milestone for the BC RCMP’s Explosives Disposal Unit (EDU), as the unit celebrates 50 years of service in British Columbia. Started with just two part-time members in 1975 when the RCMP took over explosives work across BC, Read More …

Ukraine strengthens capacities to investigate, prosecute and adjudicate CBRN crimes with EU-supported course

As Ukraine faces complex security challenges amid ongoing conflict and external aggression, the risk of incidents involving chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) materials has intensified. Accidental releases, sabotage, or the intentional use of hazardous substances require not only a Read More …

DEVCOM CBC Supports Readiness of CBRN Equipment

CB Defense Today is an interview program featuring experts who discuss innovations, technologies, and partnerships relevant to the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center (DEVCOM CBC) and the chemical and biological defense community. In this episode, public Read More …

New York National Guard Trains for Disaster Response During Operation Buffalo Falls

NIAGARA FALLS AIR RESERVE STATION, N.Y. – One hundred New York National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from across the state participated in Operation Buffalo Falls, a Homeland Response Force (HRF) tabletop exercise held at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, June Read More …

Iran: No contamination or radiation detected outside nuclear sites

The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) says Iran’s nuclear facilities are highly secure and that “no radiation contamination or nuclear radiation” has been detected outside nuclear sites that were struck by the US. Behrouz Kamalvandi, a spokesperson for the Read More …

US Army mobile laboratory strengthens partnership with ROK laboratory team

SEOUL, South Korea – Soldiers from a U.S. Army global mobile laboratory strengthened their partnerships with their Republic of Korea counterparts during a training event in South Korea. The U.S. Army’s 1st Global Field Medical Laboratory trained together with the Read More …

India: Uttar Pradesh Advances Security with Cutting-Edge CBRN Technology

The Uttar Pradesh government is taking significant steps to bolster its security infrastructure against Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) threats. In a concerted effort to safeguard key locations and high-profile individuals, the state intends to procure advanced technological solutions. Read More …

Premier US military CBRNE command supports Exercise Immediate Response

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. – Soldiers from the U.S. military’s premier Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) formation honed their ability to enable large-scale multinational operations during Exercise Immediate Response in Europe. American Soldiers from several 20th CBRNE Command units Read More …

Michigan: Chinese Nationals Charged with Conspiracy and Smuggling a Dangerous Biological Pathogen into the U.S.

DETROIT – Yunqing Jian, 33, and Zunyong Liu, 34, citizens of the People’s Republic of China, were charged in a criminal complaint with conspiracy, smuggling goods into the United States, false statements, and visa fraud, announced United States Attorney Jerome Read More …

UK to stockpile military medical supplies in case of nuclear attack

The UK will stockpile military medical supplies to prepare for a possible nuclear attack under plans to ramp up its defences. Medicines and healthcare equipment designed to treat Armed Forces personnel in a chemical or nuclear emergency will be bolstered Read More …

414th Chemical Company earns 2025 Sibert Award for excellence in CBRN operations

During Chemical Corps Regimental Week, the U.S. Army Reserve’s 414th Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Company, based in Orangeburg, South Carolina, received the 2025 Maj. Gen. William L. Sibert Award for excellence in chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear readiness and Read More …

Nigeria: IGP commissions 50 operational vehicles for EOD-CBRN unit

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, Ph.D., NPM., today, May 27th 2025, commissioned 50 state-of-the-art operational vehicles for the Explosive Ordnance Disposal – Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (EOD-CBRN) Unit of the Nigeria Police Force, a feat which Read More …