The UK National CBRN Centre acts as the UK’s hub for CBRN preparedness, supporting emergency services in developing the capabilities needed to respond rapidly and effectively to terrorist or other criminal incidents involving the malicious use of CBRN materials or weapons.
The Gibraltar course focused on enhancing operational and tactical command and coordination in response to such threats.The Minister responsible for Civil Contingencies, Leslie Bruzon, underlined the importance of maintaining that capability, noting there was no current intelligence of an increased CBRN threat to Gibraltar.
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Source: Gibraltar Chronicle News
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